The current head of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, stated that the decision on whether to pardon the imprisoned ex-president of the country Mikheil Saakashvili or not is her moral responsibility and no one can influence this. Previously, she had strongly rejected the possibility of a pardon.

The European Parliament adopted two resolutions on foreign policy and security. He called on the European Union to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and suspend purchases of Azerbaijani oil and gas.

Instead of fulfilling its security obligations towards Armenia, the CSTO is creating problems. This was stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

In 2023, in the North Caucasus, the most bank deposits grew in Adygea (by 32%), in Chechnya (plus 30%), North Ossetia (28%), Dagestan (27%). This may be due to the payments to the participants of “Svo” and their families, including the “grave” and compensation for injuries.

Members of the organizing committee of forced migrants from Chechnya living in Ingushetia (mainly Ingush nationality) addressed the President of the Russian Federation, the head of government, the chairmen of the State Duma and the Federation Council.

Moscow categorically does not accept the reproaches of the Armenian authorities for the CSTO’s failure to fulfill its mandate and obligations towards Yerevan. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Ukrainian security forces detained a teenager who shouted “Akhmat is strength” during a birthday celebration. This phrase is the slogan of Kadyrov’s followers, noted in Ukraine.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya considered the appeal of the Team Against Torture lawyer against the refusal to release Zarema Musayeva from the colony on parole. The court overturned the lower court's ruling and sent the complaint back for reconsideration.

The “freezing” of Armenia’s participation in the CSTO is a political, not a legal assessment. Thus, the head of the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Armenian Parliament, Sarkis Khandanyan, commented on the statements of Russian officials that there are no legal procedures for “freezing” and Yerevan must specify its position. The chairman of the parliamentary commission recalled that there is currently no progress in relations between Armenia and the CSTO, and Yerevan has not participated in the organization’s activities for more than a year.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow decided to arrest in absentia the leader of the Georgian National Legion fighting in Ukraine, Mamuka Mamulashvili. He is charged with “mercenary activity and inciting hatred using the media with the use of violence by a person using his official position.” A representative of the Russian state news agency TASS spoke about this.