28 October 2020

• Detained Belarusian-American Political Strategist Shkliarov Has Left Belarus
  A Belarusian-American political strategist whose detention angered the United States has left Belarus.
• Russian Foreign Minister Cancels Balkan Tour After COVID-19 Exposure
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called off a Balkan tour after coming into contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
• Russia's Top Investigative Unit Takes Over Probe Into 'Ordered Assassination' Of Businessman
  The head of Russia's Investigative Committee has ordered the agency’s Main Investigative Directorate to take over the investigation into last week's high-profile killing of Aleksandr Petrov, a businessman and local lawmaker in the northwestern Leningrad region.
• Mufti Of Russia's Mordovia Region Fined For Distributing 'Extremist' Books
  A court in Russia's Republic of Mordovia has fined the region's Mufti Zaki Aizatullin after finding him guilty of distributing books deemed as extremist.
• Two People Reportedly Killed In Shoot-Out Between Police Units In Russia's Chechnya
  A shoot-out between representatives of police units in Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya has left two people dead, according to several local media reports.