🇦🇲 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 Independent journalist from the United Kingdom, currently working in Armenia

London, UK
Joined June 2025
Armenian MP Lusine Badalyan has been barred from entering Russia to attend a CIS Interparliamentary Assembly meeting. It’s high time #Armenia ditched this utterly useless organisation, as #Georgia, #Ukraine and #Moldova have already done.
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Russia has given no reason for banning Lusine Badalyan from entering the country. However, she had previously called for Russian TV channels in Armenia to be shut down over propaganda broadcasts in which Russians threatened Armenia with a fate similar to Ukraine’s.
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C’est regrettable de vous voir rencontrer des agents et des marionnettes de Poutine, qui s’opposent aux autorités légitimes arméniennes et voudraient voir l’Arménie devenir une partie de la Russie.
Avec Ishkhan Saghatelian, mon homologue du parti Dachnak (Parti socialiste arménien) et Mourad Papazian membre du bureau mondial de ce parti et coprésident du CCAF. Nous avons évoqué ensemble le sort tragique des otages arméniens dans les geôles azerbaïdjanaises, le droit au retour des Arméniens de l’Artsakh, et la situation politique en Arménie où le pouvoir en place est tenté de céder sur sa propre constitution sous la pression turque et azérie.
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Over 2,800 years of history, and Yerevan still shines brighter than ever! ✨ Happy 2808th to the heart of our county ❤️🎉 📜 Founded in 782 BC by King Argishti I at the ancient fortress of Erebuni, Yerevan holds a legacy that spans almost three millennia. Yet, beneath its ancient roots lies a heartbeat that is fiercely modern, vibrant, and full of life .🌟 From the architectural wonder of the Cascade and the bustling energy of Republic Square 🌆 to the cozy cafes ☕ and historic streets, Yerevan is more than just a city –it is a feeling.❤️ It is the warmth of its people 🤗, the aroma of fresh coffee and lavash, and the laughter echoing through every corner. 🎶 Today, on Erebuni-Yerevan Day, we celebrate the everlasting pulse of our home. May our streets always echo with life, cheer and energy.✨ Մեր սիրելի´մայրաքաղաք, շնորհավոր տոնդ: 🇦🇲✨
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Dear @NikolPashinyan, it is good to see you as always. We are bringing Armenia closer to the EU, while working on a peaceful and prosperous South Caucasus. We are building roads and bridges with our €200 million connectivity package. And bridges between people, with our peace-fostering investments. Our Autonomous Trade Measures will open new opportunities. With 80% of Armenia’s exports to the EU market now tariff free. We expect the final adoption of these measures by EU legislators tomorrow - in record time! And finally we are strengthening energy security. So: the 🇪🇺🇦🇲 partnership is moving fast, forward and stronger than ever.
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Happy 35th Independence Day, Armenia! 🇦🇲 Warm wishes to the people of Armenia for peace, prosperity and continued success. 🇬🇧🇦🇲 #UKArmenia #Armenia
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The Council of the EU today agreed to introduce temporary trade-liberalisation measures for Armenian products to support Armenia's economy following trade restrictions recently imposed by Russia. consilium.europa.eu/en/press…
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Putin says Russia and the CSTO couldn’t act because the Armenian-Azerbaijani border isn’t delimited. The Russian-Japanese border isn’t delimited either. So perhaps Japan should get Iturup and Kunashir back. Russia won’t interfere, right?
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What is the point of Russia’s military base in Gyumri, then, if Armenia’s borders aren’t delimited? 🤔
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There’s a new trend in Armenia: whenever the authorities try to arrest a suspect, they suddenly start claiming to be ill. However, according to a medical assessment, the man pictured here, Gagik Khachatryan, is in good health and fit to attend court hearings.
This is what “democracy” and the “rule of law” look like in Nikol’s Armenia. For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be a lawyer, to be an Armenian lawyer. No one, regardless of what they may have done, deserves this kind of humiliation in the name of justice.
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We can also recall Robert Kocharyan’s arrest, when his lawyers likewise claimed he was seriously ill in an attempt to delay the trial. Yet just weeks earlier, he had been boasting about his fitness and showing off on a pull-up bar.
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But what’s truly disgraceful is the way the lawyers representing these corrupt individuals are trying to tarnish the image of democratic Armenia. Everyone in Armenia knows that this man is a criminal and that he is pretending to be seriously ill.
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At the SCO Plus meeting in Bishkek, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chose to speak Armenian rather than Russian - unlike the leaders of several other former Soviet republics. For the record, he speaks Russian fluently. Well done, Nikol! 💪🇦🇲
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#Armenia and #Georgia both scored remarkably well in the 2026 Legatum Prosperity Index. prosperityindex.com/rankings 42 🇬🇪 Georgia 43 🇦🇲 Armenia 102 🇹🇷 Turkey 103 🇷🇺 Russia 105 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 116 🇮🇷 Iran
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Russia claims #Armenia stands no chance of joining the EU, pointing to Turkey’s experience as proof. Honestly, that’s a completely daft comparison.
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My sincere gratitude to President Vahagn Khachaturyan @President_Arm and Prime Minister @NikolPashinyan for their warm congratulations on Ukraine’s Independence Day! The high-level dialogue between our two countries has now been reinvigorated. We hope it will be followed by closer cooperation at other levels and in many areas. The Armenian people have set a steady course toward closer ties with Europe, and Ukraine commends this choice and is ready to help wherever we can.
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Pashinyan says he would be happy if #CSTO expelled #Armenia armenpress.am/en/article/125…
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