Russian citizen Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence in Germany for the murder of Chechen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, was defended in court by lawyers with money from the Fund for Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots operating in Europe. It is controlled by Russian intelligence services. This was reported by The Guardian.

In recent days, a new policy of sanctions against the Georgian authorities has been announced, although personal ones have not yet been named. It is also planned to introduce visa restrictions that threaten those who supported the promotion of the law on foreign agents. This was announced by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.

Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov is under investigation. His brother, head of the region Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, announced this at a meeting with members of the government of Ingushetia.

The United National Movement, the largest opposition party, will sign the Georgian Charter of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. This was stated by the ex-president of the country, party leader Mikheil Saakashvili.

The subjects of the North Caucasian Federal District became outsiders in the ranking of Russian regions in terms of family well-being in 2023. The rating was calculated based on Rosstat data on the cash balance after deducting the minimum expenses of a family with two working people with the average salary for the region.

The Ukrainian city of Bucha was visited by the Ambassador of Armenia to Ukraine Vladimir Karapetyan and the head of the Nor Nork administrative district of Yerevan Tigran Ter-Margaryan. The latter spoke out in support of communities “suffered by Russian aggression.”

The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, known as the Foreign Agents Law, initiated by the ruling party of Georgia, has already entered into force. The document was signed by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili after overcoming the presidential veto.

Opposition parties in Georgia have appealed to the West to impose sanctions against the leadership of the government and the ruling Georgian Dream party, which are responsible for the adoption of the law on foreign agents. The authors of the appeal state that sanctions should be applied to Bidzina Ivanishvili, Irakli Kobakhidze, Irakli Garibashvili, Kakha Kaladze, Mamuka Mdinaradze, Anri Okhanashvili, Zviad Kharazishvili (Khareba), Shalva Papuashvili, all members of parliament from the Georgian Dream party and their associates.

Russian MMA fighter from Dagestan Islam Makhachev defeated American Dustin Poirier in the USA and defended the UFC lightweight champion title.

In Dagestan, 44% of kindergartens are overcrowded with children. In addition, almost half of schools do not have enough teaching places. Due to the oversupply of students, less than 2% of students are provided with hot meals required by law, reports Rospotrebnadzor.