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Russia charges Armenian-Ukrainian man over 2023 Moscow assassination of ex–Ukrainian MP

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Illia Kyva, a former Ukrainian MP who fled to Russia before the full-scale war in 2022, was assassinated in Moscow in 2023.

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The Netherlands provides $16 million to house displaced Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians

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The announcement was made during a visit to the Netherlands by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.

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Armenia sentences soldier for deadly 2023 barrack fire that took lives of 15 service members

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After the incident, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said those responsible should be ‘harshly’ punished.

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Georgia pays off ‘historic debt’ to seven countries, including Russia

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