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The West rails against Georgia’s “transparency of foreign influence” bill

12:22 18.04.2024

The West rails against Georgia’s “transparency of foreign influence” bill

On April 15, Georgian lawmakers began considering the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence.” The discussion takes place amid a wave of protests by opposition deputies in the parliamentary headquarters in Tbilisi, while representatives of non-governmental organizations and the civil sector are protesting outside. In early April, members of the …

How Russia saved Armenia from interventions in the 1990s

11:39 09.04.2024

How Russia saved Armenia from interventions in the 1990s

During the First Karabakh War (1992 -1994) Armenia three times experienced the threat of falling to the Turkish intervention. Each time Russia managed to prevent such a scenario by peaceful means. According to recollections [1] by Russia’s first Ambassador to Armenia Vladimir Stupishin, in the heat of the Battle of …

Tall stories about the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and “information slop” from Brussels

11:35 22.03.2024

Tall stories about the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and “information slop” from Brussels

When meeting with residents of a village on the border with neighboring Azerbaijan on March 18, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that a war was imminent “by the end of the week” if Armenia did not “adjust the border.” [1] He also warned the villagers that Yerevan would not …

Washington has plans for Transcaucasia

10:35 03.12.2023

Washington has plans for Transcaucasia

The West has made new stakes in the big game in the South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia. This time it has staked on Armenia. On November 15, the US Senate passed a bill titled “Armenian Protection Act of 2023”[1]. The document envisages cessation of military assistance to Azerbaijan while …

German MPs have no clue to what happened to the “Berlin patient”

13:01 18.12.2020

German MPs have no clue to what happened to the “Berlin patient”

The German government was quick to accuse Moscow of using a poisonous substance ("chemical weapon") against Alexei Navalny, which resulted in additional sanctions being imposed on Russia, and the completion of Nord Stream 2 called into question. However, inconsistencies in Berlin’s version have raised doubts about the credibility of accusations …

About Karabakh conflict

11:42 02.12.2020

About Karabakh conflict

The fast pace of a settlement process in Nagorno-Karabakh and the arrival of Russian peace-keepers in the conflict zone took those Russian and foreign ”experts” that cashed in on the one-sided presentation of Russia’s policy, by surprise. Their interpretations of events while they were hot smack of confusion and mutually …

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