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Daily Brief

Friday, 12 December 2025

by OC Media

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Regional * On Thursday, Karen Avanesyan, one of the few Armenians who remained in Nagorno-Karabakh, stood trial in Azerbaijan on charges of planning an ‘armed provocation’. * Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians held in Azerbaijan delivered some of their final statements yesterday. Levon Balayan and Garik Martirosyan pleaded not guilty in their statements, Madat Babayan stated that he did not kill anyone but merely fired into the air, and Melikset Pashayan said he did not participate in combat operatio

An official airplane used by the Armenian prime minister. Photo via Sputnik.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian drones force Pashinyan’s jet to land in Saint Petersburg instead of Moscow

by OC Media

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Pashinyan was traveling to Moscow to partake in a Eurasian Economic Union session.

US Representative Joe Wilson. Official photo.

Georgia

Joe Wilson calls for probe into Georgian ambassador’s husband after OC Media investigation

by OC Media

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An OC Media investigation revealed that the husband of Georgia’s ambassador to the US is linked to a sanctions-busting Russian law firm.

Georgia

Israeli MPs cancel trip to Georgia, citing warnings of potential terrorist attack

by OC Media

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Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) said neither they nor Israeli intelligence had received any such warnings.

Daily Brief

Thursday, 11 December 2025

by OC Media

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Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has made an ‘open and public proposal’ to Azerbaijan to ‘adopt a joint roadmap aimed at simultaneously’ putting aside Baku’s ‘western Azerbaijan’ narratives and the return of Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘Because removing this issue means, from a long-term strategic perspective, eliminating any potential conflict situation’, Pashinyan said. Armenia * Pashinyan’s plane was forced to land in St. Petersburg, instead of Moscow, after circlin

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

by OC Media

•3 min read

Regional * Armen Grigoryan, the Armenian Secretary of Security Council, and Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev gave a joint interview to EuroNews regarding the peace process between the two countries. Grigoryan said that they had confidence that the ‘implementation of regional economic projects will increase interdependency and strengthen peace’. * On Tuesday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry commented on their concerns regarding the strategic agenda which was signed between Armenia

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