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News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/europe/armenia-election-russia-disinformation.html
Published on: Friday 05 June 2026

Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country’s prime minister.

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Armenia's election is America's fight | Opinion

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/armenia-s-election-is-america-s-fight-opinion/ar-AA24U4M3
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

Pashinyan's reelection would consolidate the peace. His defeat would almost certainly collapse it. Moscow knows this.

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Russia Uses Economic Chokehold To Counter Armenia's Westward Tilt

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-economy-armenia-westward-tilt-elections/33773229.html
Published on: Friday 05 June 2026

Armenians go to the polls on June 7 in parliamentary elections in which the country’s basic foreign policy orientation is at stake. While Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has pulled the country towards ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Armenian prisoners in Baku: A political inconvenience for Yerevan?

News channel or source: https://armenianweekly.com/2026/05/28/armenian-prisoners-in-baku-a-political-inconvenience-for-yerevan/
Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

In the tense weeks leading up to Armenia’s June elections — and just ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s closely watched visit to Yerevan — a brief exchange in Gyumri revealed far more than ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Armenian election campaign features rampant Russian disinformation

News channel or source: https://eurasianet.org/armenian-election-campaign-features-rampant-russian-disinformation
Published on: Friday 05 June 2026

A video posted on the social media platform X May 22 features what appears to be a news update from Euronews, claiming Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has aggressive cancer with two to three ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: As Armenia Looks West, Russia Threatens Its Energy Supply

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielmarkind/2026/06/03/as-armenia-looks-west-russia-threatens-its-energy-supply/
Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about energy issues and our world. YEREVAN, ARMENIA - FEBRUARY 9: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Nikol Pashinyan: Drummer PM steering Armenia away from Russia

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/nikol-pashinyan-drummer-pm-steering-armenia-away-from-russia/ar-AA24U1B0
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

YERAVANA: Armenia's drum-playing social-media-savvy leader Nikol Pashinyan, on course for re-election on Sunday, has spent years navigating a fraught balancing act between Russia and the West, drawing ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: The limits of gender quotas in Armenia’s male-dominated politics

News channel or source: https://armenianweekly.com/2026/06/02/the-limits-of-gender-quotas-in-armenias-male-dominated-politics/
Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026

As Armenia moves toward another electoral cycle, the issue of women’s political participation has once again returned to the center of public debate. Political parties speak of inclusivity, electoral ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: Putin squeezes Armenia as Russia seeks to retain global clout

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-squeezes-armenia-as-russia-seeks-to-retain-global-clout/ar-AA24HF7P
Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, June 3 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap ...

News Armenia » Yerevan » Social: In Armenia, a new property tax prompts debate about social justice

News channel or source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/armenia-new-property-tax-prompts-debate-about-social-justice/
Published on: Monday 22 June 2020

This month, the Armenian parliament gave the green light to a government project to increase property taxes. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power as a result of the “Velvet Revolution” in ...