A meeting took place in Abu Dhabi between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived in the UAE to attend the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity ceremony. Both politicians were awarded the prize for advancing the peace agenda between Baku and Yerevan.

Chechen activists staged a picket outside the Kazakh embassy in Warsaw, protesting the planned extradition of Mansur Movlayev to Russia. Participants also expressed their support for Zelimkhan Murtazov, who has been held in the transit zone of Astana Airport for two months.

Lawyers for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev have appealed the Kazakh prosecutor's office's decision to extradite him to Russia, filing appeals with the agency and the presidential administration. Solo pickets are also planned.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan, expressed doubts about the advisability of Russia's participation in the TRIPP project, which is a joint initiative between Armenia and the United States. He noted that the possibility of opening new routes with Russia's participation should be considered separately from TRIPP.

Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, the head of Ingushetia, expressed concern about the low level of utility bill payments by residents. According to him, payments for electricity account for only 63%, while for gas and water, they are around 45%.

The State Security Service of Azerbaijan reported the arrest of four citizens who participated in military conflicts outside the country. In January 2026, criminal cases were opened against them for participating in hostilities on the side of armed groups in Russia and Ukraine.

The FSB Directorate for Adygea announced the opening of a criminal case against a 20-year-old native of Dagestan. He is suspected of recruiting for a terrorist organization (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code).

Religious figure Akhmad Magomedov, known as Akhmad Batlukhsky, has been released. According to Shamil Khadulaev, Chairman of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan, "a group of deputies acted as guarantors."

European Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty commented on the ruling party of Georgia's plan to adopt amendments to seven different laws, including the Law on Grants. The European official is convinced that these amendments will further restrict the ability of non-governmental organizations in the country, particularly in terms of receiving grants.

Georgian citizen Tamara Mearakishvili, who is being tried in Tskhinvali for "espionage" for Tbilisi, has announced her readiness to participate in the trial on the charges against her. The activist clarifies that she is prepared to travel to South Ossetia if permitted by its President Alan Gagloev, and if she is provided with a lawyer.