EADaily, January 28th, 2025. "Russia must be defeated, defeated, destroyed." This, as reported by the Armenian portal Armlur.am Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan allegedly stated at a meeting with colleagues from the Baltic countries.

The speaker of the Republic of Armenia National Assembly (RA NA), Alen Simonyan, did not state that “Russia must be crushed, defeated, and eliminated.” The NA speaker’s spokesperson has dismissed this information circulating in the press.

Azerbaijans president, Ilham Aliyev, has launched a fierce verbal attack on Armenia, which he has called a fascist state. Fascism must be destroyed, he said in an interview on local TV networks on January 7.

The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states will not discuss the issue of Armenia's possible withdrawal from the union against the background of its rapprochement with the EU at the upcoming meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of the organization this week,

A Russian soldier was found dead in Armenia's second-largest city of Gyumri where Russia has a military base, local media reported Sunday. Police and investigators found the body of 23-year-old Russian citizen Alexei Yampolsky hanging from an electric cable in an apartment on Saturday,

At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Moscow, Lavrov said the Kremlin was ready to assist in the normalisation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. View on euronews

The Armenia's initiative to start the process of membership in the European Union (EU) will not be discussed at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting to be held, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said, RIA Novosti reports.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in Moscow that his current trip had been preparing for three months, but was postponed for technical reasons. We believe that among the "technical reasons",

The geopolitical chessboard of the South Caucasus is being reshaped as Armenia boldly shifts its orientation toward the West. January has witnessed a flurry of strategic moves: Yerevan approved a bill initiating its bid to join the European Union and inked a Charter of Strategic Partnership with the United States in Washington.

The sanctions against Russia, combined with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, are heightening the risk of an economic slowdown in Russia and creating additional challenges for Armenia's economy, the Foreign Intelligence Service said in its Annual Report on External Security Risks of the Republic of Armenia for 2025.

Factual evidence has surfaced regarding the transportation of military-purpose cargo from Russia to Armenia under the guise of diplomatic shipments by the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Azernews reports citing local media APA.

Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, emphasized the important role of the EU mission in ensuring the security of Armenia's borders.