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Daily Brief

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

by OC Media

•4 min read

Armenia * US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Armenia on Monday, marking the highest-level visit of a US official in the country’s history. Vance met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and announced a number of key deals, including a pledge for massive US investment in nuclear energy, the sale of surveillance drones, and cooperation on chips and AI. On Tuesday morning, before his planned departure for Azerbaijan, Vance visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Memorial. Azerbaijan * Yesterda

Georgia

Kavelashvili claims Vance said US wants relations reset

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili also said US Vice President JD Vance had praised Ilia II, the patriarch of the Georgian Church.

Daily Brief

Monday, 9 February 2026

by OC Media

•4 min read

Regional * US Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia on Monday, along with US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg. Vance will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that evening, after which they will both give a statement. The US delegation will then visit Azerbaijan. * The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the abduction and death of Chechen woman Alia Ozdamirova, who had fled her home for Georgia in October 2025. In November 2025, hu

Imedi owner Irakli Rukhadze. Screenshot via RFE/RL.

Georgia

Key Georgian pro-government media outlet Imedi to be sold

by OC Media

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The outlet’s owner, Irakli Rukhadze, said he is selling the outlet to Prime Media Global for ₾1,000 ($370).

A Russian identification card. For illustrative purposes. Photo: RFE/RL.

Abkhazia

Russia stops issuing ID cards in Abkhazia following complaints

by OC Media

•2 min read

The practice of issuing Russian ID cards in Abkhazia began only in 2025.

Daily Brief

Friday, 6 February 2026

by OC Media

•3 min read

Armenia * During his meeting with Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov harshly criticised Armenian and EU allegations that Russia was preparing ‘imaginary attacks’ on Armenia and accusations that the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) posed ‘an existential threat’ to Armenia. In turn, Simonyan assured Lavrov that ‘Armenia is interested in its ties with Russia’ and also voiced concerns about ‘the rhetoric that is frequently

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