North Ossetia–Alania Head Sergey Menyaylo has criticized a draft law on the republic’s state languages after it introduced the terms “Literary Iron” and “Literary Digor.” According to the regional leader, these provisions are the “pitfalls” that risk dividing society, whereas the law should unite the people of the republic and strictly comply with the Constitution.

Moscow considers Azerbaijan’s position on the Ukraine conflict to be mistaken but does not intend to let the disagreement affect bilateral relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Instagram accounts linked to Muslim Murdiev’s relatives have published a video of his release. The footage shows the young man walking out of the penal colony, where he is met by his mother and other family members.

On July 14, the Bank of Russia issued a commemorative silver coin with a face value of 2 rubles, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, the first president of the Chechen Republic.