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Articles with tag "Armenia"

Crossing borders

Crimea Plans First Direct International Flights, Lawmaker Says

The Simferopol-Yerevan route would mark the first international flight to Crimea since Moscow seized it from Ukraine in 2014.
syria fallout

U.S. House Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Calls for Turkey Sanctions

Ankara views foreign involvement in the issue as a threat to its sovereignty.
Death abroad

Russian Soldier Stationed in Armenia Found Dead, Media Reports

He is at least the third known Russian soldier who has been killed in Armenia in the past four years.
opinion
Karena Avedissian for bne IntelliNews

Armenia Is a Russian Ally and EEU Member, so How Did It Pull Off a Democratic Revolution?

A year has passed since the Armenian Velvet Revolution.
opinion
Grigor Atanesian

Can Armenia’s Pashinyan Have an Honest Conversation With Putin? (Op-ed)

Armenia’s new democratic prime minster may be reluctant to address the asymmetric relationship.
Arms

Russia Ships $200M in Military Arms to Ally Armenia

Armenia purchased missile launchers, surface-to-air missile systems and ground-based radio reconnaissance technology.
Armenia

Armenia's New Leader Pashinyan Meets Putin, Seeks Deeper Military Ties With Russia

Putin called Armenia Russia’s “closest” economic and security partner and ally in the Caucasus.
Protest

Most Russians Don’t See Armenia-Style Revolution as Possible in Their Country — Poll

Respondents were divided on whether Russian-Armenian ties would improve, deteriorate or remain unchanged.
Armenia

Putin Congratulates Armenia’s Opposition Leader-Turned Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

Pashinyan has consistently said he viewed Moscow as a vital ally.
opinion
Grigor Atanesian

New Armenia Will Stay With Russia, If Reluctantly (Op-ed)

The Kremlin has nothing to fear in Armenia’s “Velvet Revolution,” analysts say.
opinion
Simon Saradzhyan

Why Hasn’t Putin Intervened in Armenia Yet? (Op-ed)

Don't expect Russian tanks to roll into Yerevan anytime soon.
opinion
Grigor Atanesian

What Does Turmoil in Armenia Spell for Russia? (Op-ed)

A former Gazprom executive and a Moscow-skeptic protest leader emerge after Sargsyan’s resignation.
Espionage

News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend

Telegram's paper airplanes, foiled terrorist plots, and Armenian protests
Armenia

Armenian Minister Quells Fears of Russian Language Expansion

The statement came after the Culture Ministry’s decision to bolster Russian language programs in Armenian schools
Armenia

Azerbaijan Sentences Russian-Israeli Travel Blogger to 3 Years Behind Bars

A court in Azerbaijan sentenced popular Russian-Israeli travel blogger Alexander Lapshin to three years in prison on Thursday
Armenia

Russia Emerges as Winner in Arms Race Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Four days of fighting in April reminded the world that Nagorno-Karabakh remains a serious flashpoint. But efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict have...
Armenia

Armenia After the Crackdown: Old-Time Warriors Ready to Take a Stand

On July 31, the armed militant group that seized a police station in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, surrendered to police. Members of the “Daredevils of...
Armenia

Armenia Revolts: Forget Social Protest, This Time It’s Serious

That thousands of Yerevan residents should take to the streets, as they have done every day this past week, is no real surprise. But this summer’s protest...
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