
Georgia
Uproar after Russian state media photographer awarded for coverage of Georgian protests
Mikhail Tereshchenko took the photos as part of his work with the Russian state media agency TASS.
Mikhail Tereshchenko took the photos as part of his work with the Russian state media agency TASS.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit to Baku is the first time a German president has been to the country.
Gunba’s inauguration was attended by representatives of Russia, South Ossetia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Transnistria.
The spat appears to have originated from a now deleted Instagram post from the German president containing the Nagorno-Karabakh flag.
It is the first time a German president has visited Armenia, in a trip that will also see him travel to Azerbaijan.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksei Overchuk nonetheless claimed it is Armenia’s ‘internal choice’ if it wants to join the bloc.