Against the backdrop of multi-thousand rallies in Tbilisi, Secretary General of the ruling party Kakha Kaladze made a rather unexpected statement today. He called on the opposition to "stop their own non-existent protests" and "protest together for the sake of a European future." According to him, it is the Georgian Dream that is Georgia's main European force, which "has proven its commitment to the European course in action."

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala arrested residents of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan for two months. According to security forces, the five men intended to commit explosions. They were called supporters of ISIS (a banned terrorist organization).

Lithuania has imposed a ban on entry for a number of Georgian officials. This was written on social media by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is soon to resign.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev commented on what is happening in Georgia today, in particular the position of the country's president, in his official Telegram channel.

Security forces, together with military registration and enlistment office employees, are conducting raids in Dagestan and Ingushetia as part of a covert mobilization. Checkpoints are being opened in Dagestani settlements, where young people are stopped to be taken to the military registration and enlistment office to check their military IDs. In addition, cases of targeted checks have been recorded. This was reported by the Chechen opposition Telegram channel Niyso.

One of the defendants in the attacks on churches and synagogues in Makhachkala and Derbent, Khalid Magomedov, said that the security forces beat him out of his confession using threats and planted the weapons and ammunition. In addition, he was forced to write down an oath to the alleged leader of the criminal group, Osman Omarov.

224 protesters against the authorities have been detained in Georgia over four days of protests, the country's Interior Ministry reported. Two more people are under investigation in criminal cases: one of them threw an incendiary mixture at the parliament building, and the second injured a police officer with pyrotechnics.

Large-scale protests in the Georgian capital have been going on for the fourth day. Demonstrators, standing on the steps of the parliament, are throwing stones and firecrackers at the security forces. In response, special forces, sitting behind the columns, generously spray the protesters with a water cannon: the water is icy, the air temperature in the city is approaching zero. Local media reports that detentions have begun near the parliament building again.

Migrants are to blame for the ruble fall. This is the conclusion shared by State Duma Deputy Mikhail Matveyev from the Communist Party.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has ruled out the possibility of holding new parliamentary elections in the country. He said this in response to a question from a local journalist, TASS reports.