On May 25, a trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia took place in Moscow. It was planned to sign important documents, including those related to unblocking transport communications in the South Caucasus. However, the meeting lasted only 20 minutes and nothing was signed.

On May 25, a regional court in Western Kazakhstan, having considered the appeal of Elista resident Igor Sandzhiev, who fled mobilization, decided to deport him back to Russia. The man is convinced that he will face a long sentence in his homeland for desertion, and intends to continue to seek refugee status in Kazakhstan.

Ukraine said it shot down all the drones that attacked its territory during the night.
The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video of an attack by Ukrainian surface drones on the Black Sea Fleet reconnaissance vessel Ivan Khurs.

Lawyers of the Memorial Center sent observations to the ECHR on the complaints of three Crimean Tatar activists. They are connected with inadequate conditions of detention in the pre-trial detention center.

An initiative submitted to the State Duma to introduce a 6-day working week in the Russian Federation does not find support in society. This is evidenced by the results of surveys of the SuperJob service.

The North Atlantic Alliance expects Georgia to implement international sanctions. “We expect non-NATO countries, including Georgia, to comply with the sanctions that make it harder for Russia to wage a war of conquest against Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the sentence of four natives of Dagestan, who were previously given terms of imprisonment from 15 to 17 years.

The Baku Court of Appeal rejected the complaint of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev against the refusal to transfer him to house arrest. According to the defense, no investigative actions are being taken against Gadzhiev and his detention is unreasonable.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan plays along with Baku's policy and leads the Armenian people not to peace, but to a new, more brutal war. This statement was made by the Union of Armenians of Russia.