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Regional * The Washington Post has reported that Russia and Europe are pressuring Baku to detain and extradite Yaroslav Mikhailov, a Russian citizen residing in Azerbaijan who is suspected of setting fire to cargo planes in Europe in 2024. According to officials he coordinated the operation and then fled to Azerbaijan using a fake passport. Armenia * Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, accused of attempting to seize power and committing large-scale economic crimes, will remain in pre-t
Armenia * Armenia and the UAE are preparing to sign a defence cooperation agreement, Armenia’s Defence Ministry said, following a high-level meeting in Dubai on Monday. During his working visit to the UAE, Defence Minister Suren Papikyan met with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Crown Prince of Dubai. Armenia’s Ambassador to the UAE, Karen Grigoryan, also attended the meeting. Azerbaijan * RFE/RL has reported
Regional * Tajik citizen and ethnic Ossetian Alan Gatsoev has reportedly been spending the last five months living in no-man’s land between Russia and Georgia after being denied entry to both countries. North Ossetia’s Interior Ministry has claimed he was working illegally in Russia, but that the decision to deny entry was temporary. Armenia * US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker arrived in Armenia on Monday for talks aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s
Regional * Aliya Ozdamirova, a 33-year-old woman who escaped from Chechnya, was deceived or forcibly taken from Georgia to Russia and was then likely killed in Chechnya, according to human rights defenders from the NC SOS Crisis Group. Ozdamirova was buried on Wednesday. * The Russian government has simplified procedures for obtaining or renewing a passport for individuals from Abkhazia or South Ossetia who have dual citizenship with Russia. Under the new rules, there is no need to travel bac
