The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that a number of external forces are trying to involve Georgia in anti-Russian political scenarios. According to her, the development of relations between Moscow and Tbilisi causes dissatisfaction among these players. “I’ll just remind you, because you just need to know these numbers. Every fourth tourist in Georgia is from Russia. And our capacious market is the main one for the main goods of Georgian export.

On October 8, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the attempts of the ruling party of Georgia to achieve a ban on opposition parties in the country. 445 deputies voted for the document, 37 voted against. The resolution was prepared after a debate on the situation in Georgia that took place the day before. The initiator of the document was the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), which was previously a political ally of the Georgian Dream.

In Moscow, near the house on Lesnaya Street, where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was killed, a spontaneous memorial that appeared yesterday, on the 20th anniversary of her murder, was destroyed. On October 7, Muscovites brought flowers to the house and installed several memorial plaques. Today they have disappeared. For some time, only a bouquet and a piece of paper with the inscription “Love is stronger than fear” remained on the wall, but later they were also removed.

A political prisoner from Crimea, Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, in a letter from a Russian prison, spoke about how the lives of families of Crimean Tatars sentenced to long imprisonment are changing. The message was published on Facebook by his wife Amina Seytumerova. Seitumerov wrote that it is especially difficult for children who grow up without fathers for years.

On October 8, the Chechen Parliament agreed on the candidacy of Magomed Daudov for the post of Chairman of the Government of the Republic. The meeting was held with the participation of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. Daudov, who is described as Kadyrov's closest ally, headed the Chechen parliament for almost nine years. He took up this post in July 2015, and on May 15, 2024, resigned early. Ten days later, Daudov was appointed to the post of chairman of the government of the republic.

Armenia plans to select a model for a new nuclear power plant in the first half of 2027. The Russian proposal remains among the options being considered, said Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia. According to him, Yerevan is studying projects from Russia, the USA, China, South Korea and France.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, commenting on recent statements by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev that Armenia could turn into a “new Ukraine,” said: “What does it mean that Armenia will face such a threat?

On the night of October 8, Kuban was among the southern regions of Russia that were attacked by drones. In Krasnodar, fragments of a UAV fell onto the territory of one of the enterprises, damaged the building and caused a fire. The fire was quickly extinguished, there were no casualties, the regional operational headquarters reported. The authorities did not disclose the name of the enterprise.

On October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was killed.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev considers establishing the fate of missing persons to be one of the most important issues for the state. He stated this in an address to the participants of the IV International Conference on Missing Persons, which is taking place in Baku. According to the data provided in the appeal, as a result of more than 30 years of conflict, 4,010 Azerbaijani citizens, including children, women and elderly people, were registered as missing.

The European Parliament, in a draft resolution, called on the Georgian authorities to immediately withdraw the constitutional claim to ban opposition parties. The document will be put to a vote on October 8 after the debate on the political situation in the country, which takes place in Strasbourg on October 7.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, congratulated Vladimir Putin on his birthday and said that the name of the Russian president has “special meaning” for the Chechen people.

On the twentieth anniversary of the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, representatives of 32 countries demanded that the Russian authorities identify all those involved in the crime and stop putting pressure on independent media. The statement was released by the Coalition for Media Freedom. It was signed by representatives of Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Ukraine, Australia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Chile, Japan, Spain and other countries.

October 7 marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya. During this time, the court identified the perpetrators and organizers of the crime, but the person who ordered the murder was never named. The statute of limitations in the case expired in 2021 - 15 years after the murder. Politkovskaya was shot on October 7, 2006 in the entrance of her house on Lesnaya Street in Moscow. The criminal fired four shots, the last one to the head.

Today, in different countries of the world, rallies are being held in memory of Anna Politkovskaya, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the murder of the journalist, who covered the war in Chechnya and human rights violations for many years. In Oslo, the rally took place in front of the Russian Embassy. It was organized by Amnesty Norway and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Participants laid out the name of the journalist from flowers.