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Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.

The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline.

Russian state TV aired an hour-long falsehood-laden program attacking the Armenian prime minister.

Armenia is increasingly keen on Western mediation while Azerbaijan prefers to see the issue settled with the participation of regional powers like Russia and Turkey.

Armenia doesn't trust Azerbaijan's recent actions and rhetoric indicating that it's deprioritizing its ambition for a corridor through Armenia to its exclave Nakhchivan.

An opposition MP sees a Russian effort to extend the frontline in the Ukraine war to Georgia.

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National security services claim a coup is being plotted against the Georgian government from Ukraine.

More than ever, Armenia's government is questioning the efficacy of the country's strategic partnership with Russia.

Astana argues that dealing with the Taliban will be an investment in stability and sustainable development.

Tajiks are favored for their ability to help translate communication with Iranian engineers.

Russia's new Azerbaijan-friendly stance comes just as Baku was seeming to prefer the EU-mediated talks over those brokered by Moscow.

Azerbaijan seems happy with the EU-mediated track of negotiations with Armenia while seeing Russia as a barrier on the path to integrating Nagorno-Karabakh.

A senior official said items like microchips are being subjected to particularly rigorous scrutiny.

Officials in the region have refrained from commenting publicly on the unfolding instability in Russia.