Abkhazia–Russia Relations
How an international economic forum highlighted Abkhazia’s dependency on Russia
While Abkhazia has investment potential, structural vulnerabilities and a key dependence on Russia limit project realisations.
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Daily Brief
Friday, 1 May 2026
Regional * Independent Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov, deported from exile in Georgia to Azerbaijan in April, has reportedly received his international passport. His wife, Sevinj Sadigova, wrote on social media that the issuance of her husband’s passport does not mean ‘the search record against him has been removed from the system’. Whether Sadigov would receive his passport had been closely watched as one of the key steps toward his ability to leave the country and reunite with his fami
Daily Brief
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Regional * Yesterday, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev met with his Armenian counterpart Mher Grigoryan for the first time in Aghveran, Armenia. They met within the framework of the Azerbaijan–Armenia Border Delimitation Commission. * Today, grain and fertilisers will be shipped to Armenia in transit through Azerbaijan. * RSF’s World Press Freedom Index has shown that all South Caucasus countries dropped in ranking. Azerbaijan fell from 167th place to 171st; Georgia from 1
Daily Brief
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Regional Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan have reportedly been transferred to the high-security Umbaki prison in Azerbaijan from the isolation cells of the State Security Service. Qafqazinfo has reported that an Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev arrived in Yerevan. Mustafayev is also the head of the Demarcation and Delimitation Commission of the Azerbaijan side. Armenia The Chief of the General Staff, Edward Asryan, paid an official visit to India, w
Daily Brief
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Regional Some Georgian media outlets have reported that, as part of the border demarcation process, Armenia would hand over the border village of Jiliza to Georgia. The press secretary of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, denied the reports in a social media post today. Armenia Artur Avanesyan, a member of Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party, has been placed under pre-trial detention for two months on charges of electoral bribery. His lawyers say he denies all allegat
Daily Brief
Monday, 27 April 2026
Regional * The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has claimed that Tamaz Goloev, a 27-year-old resident of Akhalgori, has been detained by Georgia’s State Security Service on fabricated grounds. Goloev was detained last week on espionage charges, reportedly in favour of Russia. Armenia * Armenia celebrated Citizen’s Day on Saturday with a large-scale concert in Yerevan’s Republic Square titled the ‘Voice of Peace’. The event drew attention for its financing, as it was sponsored by Fast Bank,
