The Armenian newspaper Hraparak reported that Russia is developing new sanctions against Armenia in response to Yerevan's "anti-Russian actions." These actions include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's possible visit to the Yerevan summit on May 4-5.

The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan, Marianna Kujundzic, has been summoned to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Baku, the ambassador was presented with a note of protest over the "anti-Azerbaijani" resolution adopted by the European Parliament on April 30.

Another lawsuit filed by former Senator Rauf Arashukov of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, sentenced to life imprisonment in the Black Dolphin prison colony, was dismissed by a court in the Orenburg region. The convict sought 100,000 rubles for moral damages related to incomplete food distribution.

As the second anniversary of the arrest of human rights activist Anar Mammadli approaches, Azadeh Rojan, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) General Rapporteur on political prisoners, called on Azerbaijan to release him. Rojan stated that the numerous charges, according to PACE, are retaliatory measures for Mammadli's civic activism, independent election monitoring, and cooperation with international organizations.