Georgia was ahead of Russia and other countries of the region in terms of passport attractiveness
In 2025, Georgia took 44th place in the world rating of attractiveness of passports. It is evaluated based on the possibility of visa-free entry and obtaining a visa upon arrival.
 
Citizens of Georgia can enter 122 countries without a visa or with a simplified procedure. Russia ranks 46th in the ranking. Azerbaijan occupies 70th place, Armenia - 74th.
 
According to the Henley Passport Index, Singapore has the most attractive passport. It assumes a visa-free regime (or obtaining a visa on arrival) with 195 countries. Singapore is followed by Japan (193 countries), followed by Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Spain (192).
 
The worst situation is for the residents of Afghanistan - for them, simplified entry is valid only in 26 countries. The situation is slightly better in Syria (27 countries), Iraq (31), Yemen and Pakistan (33).
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Kadyrov and Kerimov are brothers again: Has the Kremlin reconciled the head of Chechnya with the senator from Dagestan?
Politics
Kadyrov and Kerimov are brothers again: Has the Kremlin reconciled the head of Chechnya with the senator from Dagestan?
30 January 2026

Today, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a joint photo on his Telegram channel with the senator from Dagestan, billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, with whom he had a violent conflict last summer and fall. Kadyrov and Kerimov found themselves on opposite sides of a family dispute over the Wildberries marketplace.
Moscow expressed interest in joining the South Caucasus TRIPP route. Armenia had previously rejected Russia's participation
Politics
Moscow expressed interest in joining the South Caucasus TRIPP route. Armenia had previously rejected Russia's participation
30 January 2026

Russia has stated its readiness to consider joining the TRIPP project (the transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan). Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced at a briefing that Moscow is interested in participating and is prepared to offer Russian Railways' expertise for the project's implementation.
In Kabardino-Balkaria, two soldiers were sentenced to five years for evading military service
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In Kabardino-Balkaria, two soldiers were sentenced to five years for evading military service
30 January 2026

A military court in Nalchik found Rinat Kurmanaev and Zalim Bekov guilty of leaving their unit without leave during mobilization and sentenced each to five years in prison.
Moscow again warned Armenia about the risks of integration with Europe
Politics
Moscow again warned Armenia about the risks of integration with Europe
30 January 2026

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Armenia's rapprochement with the European Union. In an interview with TASS, Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of European Problems, stated that this could negatively impact relations with Russia and integration processes in the post-Soviet space.