Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan warned against the current government's flippant attitude toward possible harsh responses from Moscow. He believes the authorities fail to grasp the scale of the potential impact Russia could have, including tariff revisions and export blockages.

On the sidelines of a meeting between the presidents of Russia and the UAE, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov spoke out against peace talks with Ukraine and in favor of continuing the "special military operation."

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, is part of the Russian delegation at the talks between the presidents of Russia and the United Arab Emirates in the Kremlin, the only head of a Russian region, TASS reports.

An independent investigation by InFact has revealed that Russian tankers, resorting to roundabout routes, systematically use the Georgian ports of Batumi and Poti to transport oil. This sanctions-evasion scheme utilizes vessels with opaque ownership structures and problematic insurance, allowing Russia to undermine the international price cap mechanism.