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Armenia has significant rare earth element reserves, but US interest in this area is also driven by political reasons, which is why the memorandum was signed. Georgia has even larger reserves, but no similar agreements exist with the US. Azerbaijan, however, has no specific rare earth metal deposits.

The video of Belkisa Mintsayeva, who, after a month and a half of detention by security forces, declared herself fine, raises questions, particularly about why she didn't inform the human rights activists who were assisting her that she didn't need help.

Nikol Pashinyan must apologize to all internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh for his remarks about "fleeing," as it was his policies that led to the mass exodus of Armenians from the region, said arrested activist Artur Osipyan. The opposition leader continues his hunger strike in prison.

Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, after five days of administrative arrest in Makhachkala, was never released, and his wife, Sabikhat, was taken away for questioning after a search.

The conflict between the indigenous population and the Roma in the Volgograd village of Solodushino has been resolved. It was exaggerated by security forces and the media, but has lost its intensity, according to local residents. Analysts also dismissed the incident as insignificant.

The decision to terminate the resignation of former Deputy Chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court Igor Nikolaychuk, from whom the court confiscated 13 billion rubles for state benefit, was made by the Qualification Collegium of Judges of Kuban.

A mass picket calling for the release of all prisoners of conscience took place in Tbilisi on the 548th day of continuous pro-European protests. Activists marched outside parliament with posters against police violence.

Civil Contract and Alliance Armenia appealed to the past in their May 29 campaign: Nikol Pashinyan's political force criticized its predecessors, while Robert Kocharyan recalled his own achievements. Strong Armenia and Prosperous Armenia tried to attract voters with promises of a prosperous future.

Stanislav Nemykin from the Novoaleksandrovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially listed at least 947 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai as killed.

After being cleared of fuel oil and refilled with new sand, 15 beaches in Anapa have received all the necessary permits for operation. Another 29 beaches, prepared for opening at the start of the swimming season, are undergoing assessment.

The Russian authorities base their anti-Western propaganda on a ostentatious defense of "traditional values" against the influence of LGBT* and tend to speculatively categorize all their opponents as belonging to this camp. Mansur Soltayev's appeal to Chechens in Europe continued the ideological trend set by the federal center.

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom has come to the defense of journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, arrested in Azerbaijan, and her family, calling for the lifting of her mother's travel ban. The organization called for the release of Tapdyg and other imprisoned Azerbaijani journalists.

Former Krasnodar Krai Vice Governor Alexander Nesterenko, accused of abuse of office during major school renovations in the Kherson region, testified in court that he did not cause material damage.

Sergeant Dmitry Drobot was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 399 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

The resettlement of Karabakh by displaced families restores historical justice and will continue, Azerbaijani users stated. Users with Armenian surnames expressed confidence that Karabakh is Armenian land, and the topic of Azerbaijani resettlement to Armenia, which has been hyped up during the election campaign, is simply a hoax.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Arsen Biymurzaev, a native of the Stavropol region, to ten years in prison, finding him guilty of collecting 2.7 million rubles to finance the activities of militants of an international terrorist organization.

A 25-year-old Krasnodar resident has become a defendant in a criminal case for repeatedly publicly displaying Nazi paraphernalia and symbols.

Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, a former nationalist from St. Petersburg, was detained in Makhachkala and placed under administrative arrest for five days. His family was not informed of the reason for his arrest. His arrest expires today. Armed security forces are attempting to enter the apartment where his wife and children live.

Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has banned the sale of 64.5 million bottles of Jermuk water in Russia, despite the fact that Armenia's Food Safety Inspectorate found no abnormalities in mineral water samples. Products from Armenia do not comply with the phytosanitary requirements of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Russia, Rosselkhoznadzor stated, questioning the authority of the Armenian Ministry of Economy, which regulates the industry.

Over one billion rubles have been paid out in compensation to over 32,000 residents of Dagestan affected by the floods. The republic's authorities intend to attract federal funds for the repair of damaged homes and the construction of replacements.