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US Embassy in Ankara Beefs Up Security After Biden Recognises Armenian Genocide

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021By Editor

The Turkish authorities have stepped up security measures at the US Embassy in Ankara after US President Joe Biden officially recognised the 1915 massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday. … Read More >US Embassy in Ankara Beefs Up Security After Biden Recognises Armenian Genocide

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‘Hindering peace & stability’: Ankara summons US envoy as it fumes over Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

Turkey has summoned the US ambassador to the country, blasting US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide as a threat to shaky regional peace, while denying him the moral right to “judge historical matters.” … Read More >‘Hindering peace & stability’: Ankara summons US envoy as it fumes over Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide

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Armenian PM Pashinyan to resign ahead of fresh election as protests & constitutional crisis rage on in wake of war with Azerbaijan

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021By Editor

Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia’s embattled prime minister, has pledged to resign next month and prompt an election, amid pressure in the wake of the disastrous defeat to Azerbaijan in last year’s war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. … Read More >Armenian PM Pashinyan to resign ahead of fresh election as protests & constitutional crisis rage on in wake of war with Azerbaijan

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Armenian nationalists stage torch-lit march & demand ‘return’ of Nagorno-Karabakh amid continued political crisis in Yerevan

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Yerevan to demand the resignation of embattled Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and the reinstatement of control over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh in a torch-lit march. … Read More >Armenian nationalists stage torch-lit march & demand ‘return’ of Nagorno-Karabakh amid continued political crisis in Yerevan

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System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian slams Turkey over Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenian genocide

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian. He discusses the new documentary ‘Truth to Power’, which explores his family history, including his grandparents surviving the Armenian genocide, and his own early life growing up in Lebanon. … Read More >System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian slams Turkey over Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenian genocide

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‘No one cares if we die’: Ex-Syrian rebels recount Nagorno-Karabakh nightmare as ‘disposable force for Turkey’

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021By Editor

Repurposed into a mercenary force by Erdogan’s Turkey, the remnants of Syria’s armed opposition were sent off to fight for Azerbaijan with promises of sweet paychecks. They met abuse, humiliation, and death instead. … Read More >‘No one cares if we die’: Ex-Syrian rebels recount Nagorno-Karabakh nightmare as ‘disposable force for Turkey’

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Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

In December, Pashinyan invited political forces for consultations on the early parliamentary elections planned for 2021, but the opposition wants him to resign before the elections. … Read More >Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Accuses Military of Attempted Coup After Demand to Leave Post

Russia

Ex-president says Armenia should join with Russia as soul searching continues following ‘disastrous defeat’ in Azerbaijan war

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021By Editor

Armenia could once again be ruled from Moscow if one politician gets his way. Former President Robert Kocharyan is pitching unification with Russia as an antidote to recent political turbulence and armed regional conflict. … Read More >Ex-president says Armenia should join with Russia as soul searching continues following ‘disastrous defeat’ in Azerbaijan war

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In first meeting since bloody 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Putin brings together leaders of Armenia & Azerbaijan for Moscow talks

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Three months after Russia oversaw a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the two countries’ leaders to Moscow to negotiate the next steps in keeping the peace in Nagorno-Karabakh. … Read More >In first meeting since bloody 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Putin brings together leaders of Armenia & Azerbaijan for Moscow talks

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Russia will intervene on Yerevan’s side if Azerbaijani troops move across border, Armenian PM Pashinyan insists

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020By Editor

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Moscow will intervene if foreign forces encroach on his country’s territory. Russian peacekeepers are currently deployed on the Azeri-Armenian contact line. … Read More >Russia will intervene on Yerevan’s side if Azerbaijani troops move across border, Armenian PM Pashinyan insists