Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has expressed concern over the arrest in Georgia of pro-Russian activist Gulbaat Rtskhiladze, who has been charged with espionage. The Russian diplomat described him as a long-standing advocate of normalisation in Russian–Georgian relations and voiced concern over his fate.

Russia has proposed a high-capacity nuclear power plant project to Armenia that could meet the country’s energy needs for “a century to come,” according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Ukraine said on Monday evening that it has summoned Israel’s ambassador in Kyiv, Michael Brodsky, for a “reprimand session” on Tuesday morning after Tel Aviv received a Russian grain shipment that Kyiv says was taken by Moscow from Ukrainian territory, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.

A mutual visa-free agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia will take effect on May 11, allowing citizens to stay for up to 90 days per year for non-work purposes, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.

Russia has again praised Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party for resisting what it describes as “external interference”, while acknowledging that there are no prerequisites for resuming political dialogue between Moscow and Tbilisi.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned Russia’s Ambassador to Baku Mikhail Yevdokimov after a Russian missile hit the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv.

Russian Federal Security Service's border guard ship, Rasul Gamzatov, will visit the port of Baku on September 23, as announced by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova during a briefing.