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The Georgian Foreign Ministry responded to the EU Ambassador's statement:
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The Georgian Foreign Ministry responded to the EU Ambassador's statement: "We do not need to encourage polarization of society"
27 April 2026

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili met with EU Ambassador Pavel Gerchinsky, who was summoned for an audience following his statement in Brussels. Unlike her counterpart, who left the meeting without comment, the minister shared the meeting's results with journalists.

Pashinyan and Aliyev received another joint award for establishing peace between their countries
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Pashinyan and Aliyev received another joint award for establishing peace between their countries
27 April 2026

President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were awarded the Guernica Prize for Peace and Reconciliation for their efforts to achieve peace and develop dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The award was presented to the countries' ambassadors in Spain.

262,000 residents of Dagestan and Chechnya applied for benefits after floods
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262,000 residents of Dagestan and Chechnya applied for benefits after floods
27 April 2026

In Dagestan and Chechnya, nearly 263,000 people (234,000 in the former and over 29,000 in the latter) applied for social benefits following the recent floods. Documentation issues remain the main obstacle to receiving assistance. Some victims registered their land plots but did not complete the necessary paperwork to build their homes.

Georgia
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Georgia "head and shoulders ahead": Kobakhidze criticizes EU for its loyalty to Ukraine and Moldova
27 April 2026

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze spoke harshly about his country's position compared to countries that have already received candidate status for negotiations with the European Union. According to him, Georgia is ahead of Ukraine and Moldova in virtually every key area—at least "head and shoulders, even ten."

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed sympathy for Trump and condemned the violence
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The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed sympathy for Trump and condemned the violence
26 April 2026

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan responded to the possible assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C. He emphasized that "violence has no place in our democratic societies."

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has reported a
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The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has reported a "disinformation attack" surrounding the residence assault case.
26 April 2026

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office accused the opposition television channel TV Pirveli of spreading "further disinformation" after airing a report about Tamar Bezhuashvili, the prosecutor in the case of the attempted storming of the presidential palace. The office stated that this is the second time in the past six weeks that the channel has produced material related to the business activities of the prosecutor's father and is "completely unfoundedly" attempting to link it to her professional work.

Former Ingush MP Receives New Sentence
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Former Ingush MP Receives New Sentence
25 April 2026

Yakub Belkhoroev, 69, a former United Russia MP and former head of the Ingush Social Insurance Fund, was sentenced by Moscow's Presnensky Court to 10 years in prison. He was found guilty of embezzling nearly 14 million rubles.

Azerbaijan Condemns New York Mayor's
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Azerbaijan Condemns New York Mayor's "Provocative Statement" on the Continuation of the Armenian Genocide
25 April 2026

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's statement, calling it provocative and a distortion of historical facts. Speaking on the anniversary of the 1915 events, Mamdani linked the killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire to modern-day events, accusing Azerbaijan and Turkey of attacking Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 and "expelling" more than 100,000 people in 2023.

Zelenskyy proposed Azerbaijan for talks with the US and Russia and discussed defense cooperation with Aliyev
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Zelenskyy proposed Azerbaijan for talks with the US and Russia and discussed defense cooperation with Aliyev
25 April 2026

During a visit to Azerbaijan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his readiness to host trilateral talks with the US and Russia. He announced this on April 25 following a meeting with President Ilham Aliyev in Gabala—his first since 2019.

In Russia, a university professor insulted an Azerbaijani child based on her ethnicity
Human rights
In Russia, a university professor insulted an Azerbaijani child based on her ethnicity
25 April 2026

Yulia Volkova, a professor at Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, found herself at the center of a scandal over offensive remarks directed at an Azerbaijani child. After photos of her former student Rashad Agayev's family were published, she called his daughter "ugly" and made derogatory remarks about the appearance of children in Azerbaijani families.