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Armenia power grid chief: Karapetyan won’t trade freedom for deal
YEREVAN (Realist English). David Kazinyan, acting director general of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), said on Friday that Samvel Karapetyan,...
Read moreArmenian security forces enter Holy Etchmiadzin as Church declares readiness for mass arrest
ETCHMIADZIN (Realist English). Officers from Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) entered the grounds of Holy Etchmiadzin, the spiritual headquarters of...
Read moreRussian-Armenian organizations deliver solidarity letter to Iranian embassy in Moscow amid Israeli airstrikes
MOSCOW (Realist English). A coalition of prominent Russian-Armenian organizations visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow...
Read moreGeorgia’s opposition splits widen as Lelo calls for participation in local elections
TBILISI (Realist English). Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the opposition Lelo party, urged Georgia’s fragmented opposition to take part in the...
Read moreThe idea of Great Armenia must remain the Armenian nation’s highest goal: Historian Yuri Sargsyan
YEREVAN (Realist English). The idea of a Great Armenia should remain the central national aspiration of the Armenian people, historian...
Read moreGeorgia reaffirms NATO aspirations despite Russian pressure and wavering Western support
TBILISI (Realist English). Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili has reiterated her country’s determination to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
Read moreArmenia’s foreign trade collapses by nearly 53% — exports to Russia, UAE and China plunge
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenia’s foreign trade turnover dropped by a staggering 52.9% in the first four months of 2025 compared...
Read moreLavrov in Yerevan: Russia to maintain military and humanitarian presence in Armenia
YEREVAN (Realist English). During high-level talks in Yerevan on May 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment to...
Read moreSarkis Tsaturyan: We will build Armenia into a sovereign national state
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenia has lost its foreign policy independence and now finds itself irrelevant to both Washington and Moscow,...
Read moreGeorgian ruling party plans leadership vote
TBILISI (Realist English). The ruling Georgian Dream party has announced it will hold a congress on May 7 to elect...
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Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Iran vows to block so-called Zangezur corridor, calls US project a threat to South Caucasus stability
TEHRAN (Realist English). Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
Trump narrows Fed chair shortlist to Hassett and Warsh
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Donald Trump has confirmed that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are the leading candidates to succeed Federal...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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