Armenia was heavily dependent on the Russian Federation, including on arms supplies. Reliance on one supplier is not safe. This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan. He noted that Yerevan currently has 4-5 main arms import partners.

The Chairman of the Government of Chechnya, Muslim Khuchiev, resigned. The head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced this in his TG channel. He named the reason for Khuchiev’s transfer to another job.

Chairman of the Human Rights Council Valery Fadeev called for a ban on niqabs in Russia, citing local residents’ dissatisfaction with the activities of mosques and possible “motivated” fears of security forces. The essence of these fears, he said, is that the emergence of “ethnic MMA clubs” could “lead to extremism”, and migrants from them could “be preparing for something very bad.”

In Tbilisi, university students marched against the bill on foreign agents. Later, a larger student march was announced. Earlier, at a protest rally, participants burned the flags of the Russian Federation and the ruling Georgian Dream party near the parliament building in the capital.

Crimean Tatar Server Zekiryaev, sentenced to 13 years, has been regularly placed in a PKT (cell-type room) in correctional colony No. 1 in the city of Donskoy, Tula Region, for more than a year. Since February 2023, his conditions of detention have also been tightened, placing him in a punishment cell (punishment cell).

The Georgian authorities can receive military support, economic assistance and visa liberalization from the United States. In return, it is important for Tbilisi to show progress on the path to democracy, POLITICO reports.

Former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), native of Dagestan, Khabib Nurmagomedov is a citizen of the UAE. He hides the presence of a foreign passport. The Dossier center reported this.

The international human rights organization Amnesty International in a letter addressed to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev called for the release of economist and political activist Gubad Ibadoglu.

After a myocardial infarction occurred in the prison of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region, Crimean Tatar Rustem Seitmemetov was operated on in a local hospital. He lost consciousness after being quarantined in a cold cell.

A complaint was filed with the cassation court in defense of a native of Ingushetia, Daud Mamilov, who was sentenced to 8 years on charges of involvement in the activities of the “Islamic State” (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation).