Jailed opposition politician Nika Melia received a new “contempt of court” conviction as he was found guilty of “verbally insulting” a judge. His overall prison term, however, will not increase, as the new sentence will be absorbed into his existing term. https://t.co/h5VURlBFRV
As expected, Georgian Dream is dismantling freedom of speech under the guise of stopping “hate speech.” This woke pro-Russia pro-Iran pro-China regime hates America. I will soon be introducing legislation to counter this woke censorship!
Very encouraging news from Yerevan: The press service of Armenia’s Security Council indicated that Secretary Armen Grigoryan will attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine in Gdańsk on 25 June 2026.
FT: Brussels steps in after Moscow restricted food and flowers from former ally in response to its westward pivot. The EU is preparing emergency trade relief for Armenia to help offset Russian import restrictions…”.
I keep thinking of Polish Director Jerzy Hoffman’s great movie about the 1648 Cossack Uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The movie’s subtext: it was a war best avoided. History’s lesson suggests that Polish-Ukrainian solidarity works best.
Amnesty International published the following report entitled “Georgia: Anatomy of Repression: 500 Days of Protest, Crackdown and Resilience”: https://t.co/4uAPLFnwqR
Many members of the civil society, including myself, have advocated for Osipyan's release in various ways.
Thanks to the EU Delegation for supporting demoracy and human rights in Armenia.
Zelensky (The Guardian): “…Recent Russian efforts to support pro-Kremlin candidates in Moldova and – over the weekend – in Armenia also failed. ‘They are losing influence in different countries, including in Azerbaijan..”
On 09.06 The Council of announced the appointment of C. G. Dinescu as Head of the European Union Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia). The new EU mission will support AM in addressing FIMI related threats.
@mac_musial Pełna zgoda. Ponadto, Zachód musi konsekwentnie pomagać Erywaniowi uniknąć błędów Gruzji, bo styl kampanii wyborczej i oświadczenia po zwycięstwie wyborczym mogą być zapowiedzią dalszego zaostrzenia form prowadzenia polityki wewnętrznej.
„Parasol polityczny Chin, Europy i USA to tlen i impuls dla pięciu krajów Azji Centralnej, by wyjść z cienia Rosji i rozwijać współprace z każdym, ale też by jasno forsować swoje – państwowe, a nie tylko prywatne – interesy”- @k_strachota.
https://t.co/FMcPXVJFRX
1. 🇦🇲🇺🇸 Today, during the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Armenia, three major Armenia–U.S. documents were signed or pre-signed:
🔹Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Charter;
A. Sybiha: „We want to open a new page with our Georgian partners. It was a historical meeting in Yerevan between our leaders. We are open to continue this constructive dialogue. We want to settle properly [the] diplomatic track of our bilateral relations…”.
🇦🇲 | Pashinyan's government is gradually loosening Russia's economic and security grip on Armenia.
Yerevan needs slow and steady support from the EU, not just a brief and bright show of preelection solidarity, argues @Tom_deWaal 👇
https://t.co/ga6l3C1xre
From the “Joint Statement by France, Lithuania, Estonia,Norway, Poland, the UK and EU leadership: „.Armenia must be able to choose their future freely, without foreign interference. We will continue to provide support to Armenia, through provision of experts, capacity building”.