Explainers

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

Georgian Railway to transport fuel from Azerbaijan to Armenia for free

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

December 08, 2025

“Georgia has been and remains a strategic and reliable partner to Armenia and Azerbaijan”

Georgia

Georgian prime minister’s salary 43 times higher than pensions: 2026 budget plan

Georgia

December 08, 2025

Six government agencies, employing around 456 people, will also be abolished.

Azerbaijan

A new system of total digital surveillance in Azerbaijan: legal and technological perspectives

Azerbaijan

December 08, 2025

The system, which has access to citizens’ sensitive data, was not subjected to public discussion.

Abkhazia-Russia

Opinion: 'Russia becomes involved in Abkhazia’s political process'

Abkhazia-Russia

December 08, 2025

Director and publicist Tengiz Dzhopua analyses Sergey Kirienko’s interview, Kremlin overseer of Abkhazia affairs

Former Georgian interior ministry officer confirms use of toxic chemical against protesters in Tbilisi

Protests in Georgia

December 08, 2025

Lasha Shargelashvili: “It was tested in 2009 or earlier, but proved too toxic”

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Latest news in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, summary. Live

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

December 08, 2025

Daily morning roundup. Top stories in local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

"Tbilisi is testing Baku’s patience" - pro-government Azerbaijani media sharply criticize Georgia

Azerbaijan

December 07, 2025

Minval: "Baku is ready to supply Armenia with Azerbaijani oil products. The only route is through Georgia — but Tbilisi has inflated the transit price 40-fold"

“The regime is poisoning us!” — thousands march in Tbilisi demanding an international investigation. Photos&video

Protests in Georgia

December 07, 2025

March against the alleged use of the World War I-era chemical “kamit” on protesters. Participants said the security service’s comments only reinforced their suspicions

“This is not 'кamit'” - Georgian security services officially refute BBC claims of chemical poisoning of protesters

Georgia

December 06, 2025

SSG: “Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, which is not a banned substance, was added to the water cannons. All BBC respondents deny saying anything about the use of the poisonous substance ‘kamit'"

Amnesty International: probe “kamit” use in Georgia, impose police equipment embargo on the country

Georgia - EU

December 06, 2025

The organization criticizes the “hostile activity” charges brought against experts, witnesses, and human rights defenders who acted as BBC respondents

Kremlin overseer: “There are no anti-Russian sentiments in Abkhazia”

Abkhazia-Russia

December 06, 2025

Sergey Kirienko commented on the sensitive issues in Russian-Abkhazian relations

Another archbishop arrested in Armenia over drug-related charges

Armenia

December 05, 2025

Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan is accused of ordering drugs to be planted in the backpack of a protester opposing the Catholicos. Earlier, two other archbishops were arrested in politically motivated cases.

'Ensuring safety at every inch': demining effort in Armenia

Armenia

December 05, 2025

Mine detection and disposal is carried out more actively in the border regions. This does not mean that other areas are completely cleared.

Hundreds of children study in shelters every day: how Ukraine’s underground schools work

Ukraine

December 05, 2025

These schools now operate in eastern, northern, and southern regions, where studying in the usual format is unsafe.

Performance-based salary bonuses: Armenia launches pilot programme in state agencies

Armenia

December 04, 2025

According to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the additional financial reward for skilled work will make the public sector more attractive and competitive.

Abkhazia hit by another fuel crisis as social media blames Russian monopolists

Abkhazia-Russia

December 04, 2025

In 2023, the Russian government made the state corporation Rosneft the sole fuel supplier to Abkhazia.

Azerbaijan’s subsidised flats sell out in seconds as public discontent grows

Azerbaijan

December 04, 2025

Although the sale was meant to run for several days, most buyers report system glitches and say they were unable to select a flat.

Publication of documents on the Karabakh conflict

Armenia-Azerbaijan talks: documents on Karabakh settlement released

Armenia

December 03, 2025

Armenia’s government has declassified proposals discussed before 2019. What do they reveal? Comments from Armenian experts.

Opinion: 'Question of Georgia’s use of chemical weapons should should be subject to international investigation'

Georgia

December 03, 2025

Giorgi Rukhadze: “They were ready to poison everyone just to save themselves.”

Russian foreign ministry: 'There are no grounds to resume political dialogue with Georgia'

Georgia-Russia

December 03, 2025

The Russian foreign ministry considers Georgia’s demand to renounce recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s independence both unrealistic and harmful.