On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of US independence, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to Donald Trump, thanking the American leader for his contribution to advancing the peace agenda in the South Caucasus.

The Georgian company Black Sea Petroleum has announced that, starting in August or September, it will switch exclusively to processing non-Russian oil. The company stated that this move would enable access to more profitable export markets and help dispel suspicions regarding involvement in the circumvention of international sanctions.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has sentenced a serviceman named Bizhoev, finding him guilty of two counts of unauthorized absence from duty during the mobilization period. He was sentenced to six years of imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony.

Russia considers the signing of a legally binding non-use-of-force agreement between Georgia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia to be the primary objective of the Geneva International Discussions. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.