The reunification of Georgia with the European family is an irreversible prospect. The country's President Salome Zurabishvili wrote about this on the social network after yesterday at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels it was decided to grant Georgia candidate status for joining the EU.

The day before, the Chechen parliament approved Yasin Zakriev as chairman of the republican Accounts Chamber. He is the nephew of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Seven corpses were found in the Chernorechensky forest, 400-500 meters from the Rostov-Baku highway, opposite the turn in the village of Goyty. A resident of the village of Novye Aldy came across them, looking for a cow (according to other sources, it was a shepherd).

Today, at a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, it was decided to grant Georgia candidate status for accession to the EU. This was announced by the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

The absence of the Prime Minister of Armenia at the CIS and CSTO summits is associated with certain processes and is not related to the desire or unwillingness to work in these associations. It is not in the interests of Armenia to terminate membership in these structures. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this during a direct line.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya recognized as legal the refusal to initiate a criminal case for the murder of the kidnapped chat moderator of the opposition telegram channel 1ADAT Salman Tepsurkaev. His whereabouts and fate have been unknown since 2020. Human rights activists are convinced that the young man was killed by security forces.

In 2022 alone, about 110 thousand people left the Russian Federation for Armenia. Russians consume local goods and services, which has provided Armenia with economic growth in key sectors, the local Central Bank and analytical services noted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a direct line today and at the same time a large press conference on the results of the year. At the beginning of the event, a question appeared on the monitor screen: “Why does a tray of eggs cost 550 rubles in Dagestan?” The President ignored him.

The European Union summit is opening in Brussels, within the framework of which the decision to grant Georgia candidate status for membership in the organization will be discussed. In addition, the agenda includes negotiations on accession to the EU for Ukraine and Moldova.

Imam Ismail Yurdamov, abducted yesterday from his home in the village of Privetnoye, Kirov region of Crimea, has been released. After the search, he was taken to the police and a report was drawn up under Art. 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Carrying out missionary activities in violation of the requirements of legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations”).