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Russia negatively assesses Armenia's cooperation with the West
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Russia negatively assesses Armenia's cooperation with the West
30 August 2024

Armenia's foreign policy is worrying, and cooperation with the West in the security sphere "does not lead to anything good." This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a member of the
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In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a member of the "SVO" was sentenced to five years
30 August 2024

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found 26-year-old serviceman Gleb Babetsky guilty of evading military service. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine
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Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine
29 August 2024

Georgian citizen Viktor Kipritidi, who fought for Ukraine as part of the "Georgian Legion", was killed.

The real number of fighters sent to the
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The real number of fighters sent to the "SVO" from Chechnya is much less than the reported figures
29 August 2024

According to official statistics, 40,000 Chechen soldiers and 19,000 volunteers from other regions, who were trained in Chechnya, were sent to the war with Ukraine. However, these figures are far from reality, as people are counted not by their heads, but by their contracts, Novaya Gazeta Evropa reports.

A contractor from the CBR was sentenced to 5 years for leaving a military unit
Human rights
A contractor from the CBR was sentenced to 5 years for leaving a military unit
29 August 2024

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Junior Sergeant Asker Kochkarov guilty of evading military service. Ego was sentenced to five years in a penal colony.

Another son of Kadyrov was awarded a medal
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Another son of Kadyrov was awarded a medal
29 August 2024

The son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, 17-year-old Ela, was awarded the medal "For services to the Chechen Republic". The award is given for personal merits related to the development of physical culture and sports, activities that have received wide fame and public recognition.

Georgian authorities want to declare Orthodoxy the state religion
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Georgian authorities want to declare Orthodoxy the state religion
28 August 2024

The ruling Georgian Dream party has officially proposed declaring Orthodoxy the state religion. The initiative belongs to the founder of the party, billionaire, former Russian citizen Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Crimean Tatar newspaper fined again for opposition views
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Crimean Tatar newspaper fined again for opposition views
28 August 2024

The founder of the newspaper "Qirim", published in the Crimean Tatar language, Seyran Ibragimov, was fined 250 thousand rubles. He was found guilty of abusing freedom of information.

Kadyrov-linked company exports rapeseed from Ukraine
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Kadyrov-linked company exports rapeseed from Ukraine
28 August 2024

The Grozny-registered company "Torgtrade" exported 2.6 thousand tons of rapeseed oilseed from the Kherson region of Ukraine, which is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. This is the property of 77-year-old resident of Chechnya Roza Mollaeva. Tamerlan Berikhanov, a former employee of the Grozny administration's finance department, answered the journalists' phone number registered in her name.

EU warns Georgia against oppressing opposition
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EU warns Georgia against oppressing opposition
28 August 2024

European External Action Service spokesman Peter Stano said the EU is concerned about statements by the Georgian Prime Minister and other officials from the ruling Georgian Dream party regarding the ban on opposition parties.