The US Embassy in Georgia has criticized the creation of a new Interior Ministry unit tasked with combating so-called online hate speech. The statement was issued in response to a query from the Georgian service of Radio Liberty regarding the detention of journalist Vakho Sanaia.

Президент России подписал закон, который предоставляет Минобороны, военным комиссариатам, Росгвардии и командирам воинских частей прямой электронный доступ к сведениям Единого государственного реестра записей актов гражданского состояния (ЕГР ЗАГС).

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Chechen Republic, has dismissed reports of a possible food shortage in the region, describing them as false.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized a recent statement regarding Karabakh made by Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry. Baku noted that her remarks contradict the position that—according to the Azerbaijani side—Russia has maintained for many years.