The Russian government has relaxed the conditions for obtaining Russian citizenship for the population of the "self-proclaimed republics" of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Previously, citizens of these regions were required to permanently reside in the territory of the Russian Federation for five years, speak Russian, and know the history and basics of Russian legislation. Now these conditions are being cancelled. To obtain a Russian passport, they must submit an application to a Russian diplomatic mission, and if they live in Russia, to a territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A court in Almaty, Kazakhstan, has decided to temporarily arrest Chechen Mansur Movlaev, who was wanted in Russia, for 40 days. His defense has declined to appeal, calling the court's decision consistent with their client's safety.

The current situation with the conscription campaign in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a matter of serious concern. It is necessary to intensify work in this direction. This was written by the head of Makhachkala, Yusup Umavov.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has approved a new list of foreign agents. It includes Crimean Tatar human rights activist Lutfiye Zudiyeva. She is known for representing the interests of Crimean Tatars in court on politically motivated charges.

In Izhevsk, a native of Kyrgyzstan was sent to a pretrial detention center on charges of calling for terrorism. According to investigators, he called for an attempt on the life of the head of Dagestan on VKontakte.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya granted the prosecutor's motion and denied the defense's request to change Zarema Musayeva's preventive measure to one not related to detention. She will remain in pretrial detention until the end of August.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the day before that territorial claims against Baku enshrined in the country's Constitution can be ignored. This shows that Pashinyan is not interested in lasting peace and is only trying to maintain this situation as a backup option for resuming aggression against Azerbaijan in the future, the country's Foreign Ministry noted.

A court in Stavropol sentenced five more participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport to imprisonment for terms ranging from 8 years to 8 years and one month. Kamil Khalatov, Dzhavad Abdullaev, Nazim Mirzakhanov, Mukhammad Dzhamalov, Ramis Khanaliev were found guilty of mass riots, armed resistance and the use of violence against government officials.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced contract soldier Khamidulla Mukhamedyaev from Stavropol Krai to 7 years in a special regime penal colony. He escaped from the military unit four times and committed robbery.

Ingushetia may join the experiment to develop Islamic banking in Russia. This was stated by the head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, Anatoly Aksakov.