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Azerbaijan tighten the rules of visa-free regime for Russian citizens in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President: The crash of plane was caused by ground fire

Il presidente dell'Azerbaijan Aliyev sulle ragioni dello schianto di un aereo AZAL vicino ad Aktau: naturalmente, la versione definitiva sarà nota dopo l'apertura delle scatole nere. "Tuttavia, anche le versioni iniziali sono abbastanza ragionevoli e basate sui fatti. I fatti sono che un aereo civile azero è stato danneggiato dall'esterno in territorio russo, vicino alla città di Grozny, e ha quasi perso il controllo. Sappiamo anche che il nostro aereo è stato reso incontrollabile da mezzi di guerra radio-elettronica. Questo è stato il primo danno all'aereo". "Abbiamo espresso apertamente le nostre richieste alla parte russa. Queste richieste sono state ufficialmente trasmesse loro il 27 dicembre" "Innanzitutto, la parte russa deve scusarsi con l'Azerbaijan. In secondo luogo, deve ammettere la propria colpevolezza. In terzo luogo, deve punire i colpevoli, portarli alla responsabilità penale e pagare un risarcimento allo stato azero e ai passeggeri e membri dell'equipaggio feriti. Queste sono le nostre condizioni. La prima di queste è già stata soddisfatta ieri".

On Rustaveli Avenue, near Kashveti church, the police used force to arrest protesters "for blocking the road." It is believed that 5 people have been detained. Citizens had gathered to protest against Mikheil Kavelashvili

Thousands of Georgians protest outside parliament against inauguration of new president

Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia amid a political crisis after the government froze European Union application talks in a move that sparked major protests

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has stated that at the ongoing protests against the government’s EU U-turn ‘1,000 people gather every day — this means that it is an asset for [opposition] parties and NGOs’

Protesters wave flags of GD leaders and their sole-elected president Kavelashvili alongside Iranian, Hezbollah and Taliban flags, mockingly saying, "Congratulations, slave."

After Salome Zourabichvili’s speech at Orbeliani Palace, protesters marched to Parliament, where disputed President Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated, some carrying red cards referencing his football career

Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as Georgia's sixth president at a ceremony attended by Bidzina Ivanishvili but no foreign diplomats. Media access was restricted to a monitor outside the main hall

The President @Zourabichvili_S has decided to leave the residence. "I will be with you. This building was a symbol only as long as a legitimate president was sitting here. I take legitimacy with me. I am taking the flag with me. I am taking the people's trust with me

President @Zourabichvili_S will stay at her presidential residence tomorrow as an oligarch plans to install his puppet president. “I am here, and I will spend the night here. Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., I will wait for you at the Orbeliani Palace, and from there, I will tell you what tomorrow will be like. I will tell you what the following days will be like and what the days of victory will look like,” Salome Zurabishvili said in her TV address to the nation

In Kutaisi, the "Chain of Unity" activity turns into a large protest march currently heading towards the Georgian Dream's local party office

Day 31 of #GeorgiaProtests Marching towards Rustaveli Avenue

Putin si è scusato con Aliyev in una conversazione telefonica in cui ha detto che l'incidente con l'aereo è avvenuto nello spazio aereo russo. Putin ha chiamato il capo dell'Azerbaijan, hanno discusso dell'incidente dell'aereo passeggeri AZAL, - ha riferito il Cremlino.

"Chain of Unity" looks lively and cheerful in coastal Batumi - despite rainy weather

Chain of Unity for Georgia: Tbilisi December 28 - a month of daily GeorgiaProtests

Georgia’s oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili has been sanctioned under OFAC’s SDN List pursuant to Executive Order 14024, targeting Russian Harmful Foreign Activities. The sanctions include the blocking of all property and interests in property within the United States or under U.S. jurisdiction, including assets that may come under U.S. control in the future. Additionally, his ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously has been blocked.

United States is designating Bidzina Grigoris Dze Ivanishvili, founder and honorary chairman of Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation. Blinken announces

The UAEs low-cost airline @flydubai citing “threats to flight security” cancels flights to southern Russia after a plane crash in Kazakhstan, according to Russia’s tour operators association

Azerbaijan Airlines sospende i voli verso sette città russe dopo l'incidente in Kazakistan

Il Cremlino ha dichiarato che non rilascerà alcuna dichiarazione sullo schianto dell'Embraer azero ad Aktau fino alla conclusione delle indagini, mentre Baku chiede semplicemente di ammettere l'abbattimento e di scusarsi.

A students’ march has just arrived to Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue, which is again blocked as protesters gather in front of the Georgian Parliament

Secondo i risultati preliminari dell'indagine, è stato stabilito che l'aereo AZAL, che volava sulla rotta Baku-Grozny, è stato attaccato da un sistema di difesa aerea russo Pantsir-S mentre si avvicinava alla città di Grozny. Una fonte del governo azero ha detto a Euronews che il missile è stato sparato contro il volo 8432 su Grozny e che le schegge sono esplose vicino all'aereo durante il volo, colpendo passeggeri ed equipaggio di cabina.

38 people died in the Embraer 190 crash in Aktau, - Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev. According to the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations, 29 wounded were hospitalized, including three children. 11 victims are in serious condition

La compagnia aerea Azerbaijan Airlines ha cancellato tutti i voli per la Cecenia e il Daghestan dopo lo schianto del suo aereo.

Over 10 protests have been scheduled to take place today in Tbilisi

Kyrgyz President Japarov Arrives at Informal CIS Summit

25 people taken to hospital after plane crash in Aktau

Flight #J28243 that crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan is an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 with registration 4K-AZ65. #J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft transmit bad ADS-B data. At 04:40 UTC FlightRadar24 lost the ADS-B signal. At 06:07 UTC FR24 picked up the ADS-B signal again before it crashed at 06:28 UTC.