The Eurasian Economic Union is having a summit in Yerevan on October 1. But it’s not clear whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to grace the Armenian capital with his presence.
The officer who negotiated the end to a bloody standoff with Kyrgyzstan’s former president is now being held for abuse of office. The flimsy evidence suggests the government needed a fall guy.
The owner of Rustavi2, who just wrested back control of the station, now says he wants to sell it. Government critics see an elaborate plot to gag an opposition-friendly outlet.