Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that even if Armenia is not admitted to the EU after meeting European standards, this in itself will be a significant achievement, making the country modern and progressive.

Mansur Gneev, a Muslim blogger from the Krasnodar Krai, remains unavailable for contact with his family after his arrest on September 23. He was reportedly beaten during a search, and suffered health problems in pretrial detention, possibly with an eye injury. Gneev's wife doubts the veracity of the report about his phone call to his family.

The Georgian government plans to file a lawsuit in October with the Constitutional Court seeking to ban the United National Movement (UNM) party, founded by Mikheil Saakashvili.

On September 27, Azerbaijan observed a nationwide minute of silence in memory of the heroes who fell in the Patriotic War for the restoration of the country's territorial integrity. Five years ago, on September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan launched the "Iron Fist" counteroffensive in response to Armenian armed forces on the front lines.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's speech at the UN General Assembly drew criticism from opposition figures. In particular, Ganimat Zayidov, editor-in-chief of the Azadliq newspaper, and Gulu Mammadli expressed the opinion that the president's data on the country's socioeconomic situation did not reflect reality.

The nationalist organization "Russian Community" stated that the "derussification of Russian toponymy" in Russia is a direct path to separatism and the disintegration of the country. The organization noted that Chechnya plans to rename villages in "originally Russian Cossack regions" that were transferred to Chechnya by the Bolsheviks as a result of the policy of "de-Cossackization and de-Russification of the North Caucasus." The statement emphasized that "these villages have never historically been part of Chechnya" and that "Russians, not Vainakhs, have always lived there."

On Friday, September 26, the opposition "I Have the Honor" faction in the Armenian parliament held hearings to adopt a statement entitled "On the National Crisis and Failure of Governance," aimed at expressing a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

According to official data, the largest increases in alcohol sales in Russia in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 were recorded in North Ossetia (+16.4%), Karachay-Cherkessia (+14%), and Ingushetia (+10.6%).

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, whose legitimacy is not recognized by the opposition and a significant portion of the public, shared the results of his visit to New York. Speaking about the official reception in honor of the participants of the UN General Assembly session, he noted that he was "warmly received" by US President Donald Trump.

The Armenian Court of Appeals has remanded Georgian citizen Georgiy Kinoyan in custody. Russian authorities are demanding his extradition.