The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, headed by Sergei Naryshkin, expressed concern about the European Union's efforts to weaken the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Armenia. According to the agency, European structures have demanded that Armenia sever long-standing spiritual ties with Moscow as a condition for European integration.

In Armenia, Alik Aleksanyan, one of the closest associates of Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, was detained for two months. He is accused of laundering significant amounts of money and bribing voters.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated during Senate hearings that Russia is interested in the defeat of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party in the parliamentary elections, amid strengthening relations between Yerevan and Washington. He noted that Russian authorities are expressing dissatisfaction with the increasing American presence in Armenia.

The Gorny Benoy children's camp in the Nozhai-Yurtovsky District of Chechnya will be unable to accommodate its first campers due to ongoing landslides.