Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan suggested the country could leave the pro-Russian CSTO and EAEU alliances if Russia raises gas prices. However, he expressed hope that this would not come to pass, noting the productive dialogue between the countries' leaders.

The impact of flooding and waterlogging in Dagestan and Chechnya is preliminarily estimated at over 1 billion rubles. Speaking at a meeting in Dagestan, Yuri Chaika, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, demanded that the republic's authorities promptly prepare and submit to the government commission documents substantiating the material damage.

A Russian court sentenced Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Seyran Asanov to 20 years in prison for serving in the Noman Çelebidžihan Crimean Tatar Battalion. This unit was previously designated a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation, according to the independent human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial."

Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, commented on the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan's decision against Tofig Yagublu, calling it "an expression of hatred and vindictiveness." Karimli believes that the confirmation of the opposition figure's previously sentenced nine years in prison demonstrates that the country's authorities continue to act based on the principle of revenge. He also noted that historical experience demonstrates the ineffectiveness of regimes guided by such approaches.