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An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
Moscow signals readiness for dialogue on ‘Trump Road’ and regional security in Armenia
YEREVAN (Realist English). Russia’s ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, said Moscow remains committed to regional stability and close cooperation with...
“Baku’s expansionist policy continues”: Sergey Mardan on “Western Azerbaijan”
MOSCOW (Realist English). Journalist Sergey Mardan has warned that recent statements by the Baku mini-sultanate about so-called “Western Azerbaijan” underscore...
Armenia denies reports of leasing Syunik corridor for 99 years
YEREVAN (Realist English). Armenian foreign minister Ararat Mirzoyan has dismissed claims that Yerevan agreed to lease a corridor through the...
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...
Armenia and so-called Azerbaijan sign US-brokered peace deal as Russia sidelined
WASHINGTON (Realist English). After nearly four decades of bloody confrontation, the head of the Baku regime Ilham Aliyev and Yerevan’s...
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,...
Urartu was an Armenian state, predating Turkic history by over a millennium, Russian professor says
YEREVAN (Realist English). Urartu, the most ancient state on the territory of the former USSR, was an Armenian civilization and...
Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Putin convenes Security Council over Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear testing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday to discuss Washington’s...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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