After Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenians vote for peace over nationalism
Nikol Pashinyan’s victory suggests Russia’s influence in the country is waning.

Nikol Pashinyan’s victory suggests Russia’s influence in the country is waning.









European leaders gathered in Armenia for two major summits, as security, trade, and the war in Ukraine dominate talks.
The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran.
Visiting US Vice President JD Vance pledges as much as $9bn in potential investment in Armenia.
The Kurds are widely believed to be the largest stateless ethnic group in the world.
The US president claimed credit for ending eight wars but not all peace deals have survived.
Russia claims US Tomahawks won’t do much to help Ukraine, but could signal US ‘interference’.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says in Yerevan that ‘governance in the Caucasus region must remain Caucasian’.
Iran rejects TRIPP, says the presence of American companies in the region would be ‘worrying’.
A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts.

The US brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities.