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#20459148 at 2024-02-22 23:35:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #25097: These People Are Stupid Edition
Armenia 'suspended' security pact with Russia - PM
Nikol Pashinyan says his decision was motivated by the simmering conflict with Azerbaijan
Armenia has de facto suspended its participation in the key security agreement with Russia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, citing the continuing tensions with its neighbor and arch-rival Azerbaijan.
In an interview with France 24 that was published on Thursday, Pashinyan said that his country has grown dissatisfied with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a six-member bloc founded shortly after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
"We believe that, in Armenia's case, the treaty has not been implemented, especially in 2021-2022, and it couldn't go unnoticed," Pashiyan explained. "We have suspended our participation in this treaty. We'll see what happens next."
Armenia began refusing to attend certain CSTO events and military drills last year. Pashinyan said in the past, however, that Yerevan had no plans to formally cut ties with the bloc. He urged the bloc and its leader Russia, however, to back Armenia during its conflict with Azerbaijan and condemn its "aggression" in the region.
https://www.rt.com/russia/592986-armenian-suspends-pact-russia/
#20407568 at 2024-02-13 19:45:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #25035: Tuesday Morning Melania Edition
NEW ESCALATION IN CAUCASUS: ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI MILITARIES SUFFER CASUALTIES
New round of escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan begins. The sides again accused each other in military provocation, amid the ongoing political regulation of the modern relations between the countries.
On February 12, an Azerbaijani border guard was wounded as a result of shelling from the territory of Armenia. The state news agency Azertac with reference to the State Border Service (GPS) of the Republic reported that the position of the Azerbaijani border guards came under fire in the Zangilan district. The incident took place on Monday at 13:27 local time. The wounded man was hospitalized.
The attack was recorded by CCTV cameras:
In response to the provocation, the Azerbaijani border guards launched a "retaliation operation". According to the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani border guards destroyed the combat post of the Armenian military.
"From now on, we will respond to every provocation by the Armenian side on the conditional Azerbaijan-Armenia state border with more serious and decisive measures," the Azerbaijani border guard warned the Armenian military.
The Ministry of Defense of Armenia confirmed the attack, claiming that the Azerbaijani forces opened fire on the Armenian territory. The fire was recorded at about 5:30 local time. Armenian positions near the village of Nerkin Khand came under small arms fire. Two servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces were killed. More people were reportedly wounded. Yerevan called the Azerbaijani attack "unreasonable".
The village of Nerkin Khand is located in the south of Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan plans to launch there the so-called "Zangezur corridor", which would connect the Azerbaijani region of Nakhichevan with the rest of Azerbaijan through the southern Armenian territories. This area risks to become another point of instability between the countries.
The new round of escalation may threaten the ongoing peace process between Yerevan an Baku. Last month, the head of the Armenian government, Nikol Pashinyan, invited Baku to sign a non-aggression treaty, which would be in force until the parties conclude a full-fledged peace treaty. Baku is reportedly not satisfied with the conditions offered by the Armenian side. However, the both side are ready for negotiations.
A new major conflict in the Caucasus is always profitable to the current Western policy of confrontation with Russia and Iran. The current escalation may turn out to be only the first step into a new abyss made by Armenia for the approval and support of Western countries.
https://southfront.press/new-escalation-in-caucasus-armenian-and-azerbaijani-militaries-suffer-casualties/
#19677343 at 2023-10-06 03:25:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24160: Riding the Waves Edition
Ukraine's losses, sanctions, and Russia's nuclear arsenal: Key takeaways from Putin's Valdai speech
West 'pillaging' the world
The Western countries have accumulated their riches and influence through centuries of "endless expansion," colonialism, and economic exploitation, Putin said.
He argued that this model built on subjugation and blatant disregard of legitimate interests of other nations was the source of current tensions and would "inevitably lead us into a dead end."
Outlook for 'new world order'
Putin outlined the six principles of international relations Russia wants to see as the foundation of a "more equitable world order." The tenets include the rejection of "artificial barriers" between the countries and opposition to a single power dictating its will.
"Nobody has the right to control the world at the expense of others or in their name," Putin stressed.
Russia not seeking 'new territories'
According to Putin, Russia was focused on protecting the people of Donbass and Crimea during its conflict with Ukraine, rather than "looking for new territories." He reiterated that the current crisis was triggered by the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, which empowered Ukrainian nationalists and was rejected in Crimea. The largely Russian-speaking peninsula voted to break away from Ukraine and join Russia the same year, while the Donbass regions of Donetsk and Lugansk had declared independence from Kiev.
The two Donbass republics, together with two other Ukrainian regions - Kherson and Zaporozhye - eventually became part of Russia after holding referendums in September 2022.
Ukraine's staggering battlefield losses
The Russian leader said that more than 90,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or seriously wounded in the "so-called counteroffensive" launched in early June. Kiev's forces also lost 557 tanks and roughly 1,900 armored vehicles, he stated.
The Ukrainian authorities do not release their total casualty figures, and neither does Russia.
Moscow 'overcame' sanctions
Russia has successfully reshaped its economy towards self-sufficiency and new markets since the EU and US first imposed restrictions on Moscow in 2014.
"We overcame all problems, which arose from the sanctions, and started the next stage of development," Putin said.
Karabakh clash was 'inevitable'
The president rebuffed accusations that Moscow had abandoned its ally Armenia when Azerbaijan re-established control over its breakaway ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh last month. Baku's victory and the disbandment of the local military force triggered the exodus of the Armenian population from the region.
According to Putin, Russia did everything it could to mediate the conflict and had offered Yerevan a compromise regarding Nagorno-Karabakh. He further argued that a new armed clash was "inevitable" after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had officially recognized the enclave as Azerbaijani territory.
Russia might be forced to ditch major nuclear pact
The work on the Sarmat silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile has "effectively been completed," the president said. He revealed that Moscow had also successfully tested the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Russia might consider revoking its ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) because it has still not been ratified by the US, Putin warned. The president did not rule our "mirrored responses" to Washington's policies on the matter.
https://www.rt.com/russia/584134-putin-valdai-speech-recap/
#19677122 at 2023-10-06 02:35:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24160: Riding the Waves Edition
6 Oct, 2023 00:43
Ukraine's losses, sanctions, and Russia's nuclear arsenal: Key takeaways from Putin's Valdai speech
The Russian leader has spoken about a variety of topic during the Valdai Club session in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday, where he delivered a keynote speech and took questions from the audience.
During the event that lasted for nearly four hours, Putin shared his thoughts about a wide array of issues, including the Ukraine conflict, the recent flare-up in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the role of the West in the origin of current tensions.
Putin also outlined his vision for a more fair and equitable model of international relations, and provided an update on Russia's nuclear arsenal.
West 'pillaging' the world
The Western countries have accumulated their riches and influence through centuries of "endless expansion," colonialism, and economic exploitation, Putin said.
He argued that this model built on subjugation and blatant disregard of legitimate interests of other nations was the source of current tensions and would "inevitably lead us into a dead end."
Outlook for 'new world order'
Putin outlined the six principles of international relations Russia wants to see as the foundation of a "more equitable world order."The tenets include the rejection of "artificial barriers" between the countries and opposition to a single power dictating its will.
"Nobody has the right to control the world at the expense of others or in their name," Putin stressed.
Russia not seeking 'new territories'
According to Putin, Russia was focused on protecting the people of Donbass and Crimea during its conflict with Ukraine, rather than"looking for new territories." He reiterated that the current crisis was triggered by the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, which empowered Ukrainian nationalists and was rejected in Crimea. The largely Russian-speaking peninsula voted to break away from Ukraine and join Russia the same year, while the Donbass regions of Donetsk and Lugansk had declared independence from Kiev.
The two Donbass republics, together with two other Ukrainian regions - Kherson and Zaporozhye - eventually became part of Russia after holding referendums in September 2022.
Ukraine's staggering battlefield losses
The Russian leader said that more than 90,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or seriously wounded in the "so-called counteroffensive" launched in early June. Kiev's forces also lost 557 tanks and roughly 1,900 armored vehicles, he stated.
The Ukrainian authorities do not release their total casualty figures, and neither does Russia.
Moscow 'overcame' sanctions
Russia has successfully reshaped its economy towards self-sufficiency and new markets since the EU and US first imposed restrictions on Moscow in 2014.
"We overcame all problems, which arose from the sanctions, and started the next stage of development," Putin said.
Karabakh clash was 'inevitable'
The president rebuffed accusations that Moscow had abandoned its ally Armenia when Azerbaijan re-established control over its breakaway ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh last month. Baku's victory and the disbandment of the local military force triggered the exodus of the Armenian population from the region.
According to Putin, Russia did everything it could to mediate the conflict and had offered Yerevan a compromise regarding Nagorno-Karabakh. He further argued that a new armed clash was "inevitable" after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had officially recognized the enclave as Azerbaijani territory.
Russia might be forced to ditch major nuclear pact
The work on the Sarmat silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile has "effectively been completed," the president said. He revealed that Moscow had also successfully tested the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Russia might consider revoking its ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) because it has still not been ratified by the US, Putin warned. The president did not rule our "mirrored responses" to Washington's policies on the matter.
https://www.rt.com/russia/584134-putin-valdai-speech-recap/
#19615132 at 2023-09-26 23:21:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24088: Arthur Engoron orders Trump Org to dissolve. No trial. No jury? Edition
26 Sep, 2023 15:22
'CIA cutouts', big money grants and biolabs: The depth of US interference in Armenia explained
Washington has sunk tens of millions of dollars into the Caucasian nation, which is a treaty ally of Russia
Within days of the ceasefirein Nagorno-Karabakh, US Agency for International Development(USAID) Administrator Samantha Power touched downin Yerevan with promises of "support for Armenia's sovereignty." RT explores howUSAID is attempting to reshape the countrywith the aid of its pro-Western prime minister.
How did we get here?
In the face of a military onslaught by Azerbaijani forces, the ethnic Armenian leadership in the disputed province of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed last week to lay down arms and allow the territory to be subsumed into Azerbaijan.
Although Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Russian peacekeepers of failing to prevent the Azerbaijani attack, he had already recognized the territory as Azerbaijani, and sought to distance himself from his traditional allies in Moscow and ingratiate himself with the US by holding military exercises with American forces and sending aid money to Ukraine.
What is USAID doing?
Power and US State Department Acting Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasian Affairs Yuri Kim visited Yerevan on Monday. According to a press release from the State Department, the visit was intended "to affirm US support for Armenia's sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and democracy and to help address humanitarian needs stemming from the recent violence in Nagorno-Karabakh."
Last year,USAID spent $33.7 million on Armenia, according to the agency's website. Almost half of this amount was directed to government and civil society projects. The agency stated that it intends to speed up the country's "strategic transition to a more inclusive, democratic, and economically resilient society."
USAID is Washington's primary distributor of civilian foreign aid. With ayearly budget approaching $30 billion, the agency is active in over 100 countries. While some of its missions involve the straightforward provision of food or medicine to developing countries, it has been accused of financing hazardous biological research, and in the words of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr,is a "CIA cutout."
USAID is currently seeking contractors for tourism, disaster response, and PR projects in Armenia. However, other US government agencies have already spent millions of dollars rebuilding the Armenian government and civic society in the image of the US.
American influence
According to the US government's contracting website, the State Department currently plans to hire a legal consultant to rewrite Armenian labor laws, spend $1.5 million on anti-corruption initiatives, and purchase a firearms training simulator for Armenian police, which Pashinyan has vowed to use in a "tough response" against protesters.
The State Department has already paid a think tank funded by USAID, the EU, and the UK almost $30,000 to "debunk manipulations and smear campaigns in Armenia," in addition to funding anti-"propaganda" training for Armenian journalists. Another $70,000 has been spent promoting American state media on Armenian television, while $25,000 has been allocated for "LGBT support" programs.
Additionally, thePentagon is currently seeking to build a "biological threat reduction" facilityin Armenia. While the description of this facility provided by the Pentagon is vague, Russia has accused the US of using similar laboratories in Ukraine to research and manufacture biological weapons.
Russia's response
Armenia is a former Soviet republic and a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led defense bloc roughly analogous to NATO. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned on Monday that Pashinyan is "making a huge mistake" by turning to the West, arguing that while Russia and Armenia have "largely common interests in the fields of security and development," theUS is only taking interest in Armenia to "inflict strategic damage to Russia" and "destabilize the Eurasian region."
https://www.rt.com/news/583592-usaid-influence-armenia-power/
#18821619 at 2023-05-09 22:27:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23100: Another 00 Milestone Acheived, Silver Godzirra Mound Crowned Edition
9 May, 2023 19:53
Ukraine (whines that Russia saved the life of billions and) blasts foreign leaders for attending WW2 victory celebration
Kiev called Moscow's parade "fake" and accused Russia of war crimes
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused leaders of six former Soviet republics who visited Moscow for the Victory Day parade of "immoral and unfriendly" behaviorand being used by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a "fake action" unrelated to victory in WWII. (Ok its immoral that a country sacrificed 50 million Russians to save the world and Ukraine, and unfriendly to honor their sacrifice. Do any of them understand they wouldn't be here if not for Russia?)
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, Serdar Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan and Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan were in attendance at the celebration, marking the 78th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat.
By tradition, Tuesday's ceremony opened with the=guard of honor carrying the battle flag of the 150th Infantry Division, the banner raised atop the Reichstag on May 2, 1945.
Kiev described the celebration as "the event on the Red Square," and said the participation of seven leaders amounted to "an immoral and unfriendly act towards Ukraine, demonstrating contempt for the Ukrainian people who are fighting for its survival and freedom." (You are Nazis of course you think its unfriendly, btw, how is that an insult? When this is over, no one will forget the horrid nature of the animals in Kiev.)
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry accused Putin of being a war criminal and claimed that in his speech, the Russian president "justified killings of Ukrainians, destruction of Ukrainian cities and villages, abduction of Ukrainian children and repressions against residents of occupied Ukrainian territories." They described the parade as featuring Russian military equipment "which has been used for ten years in Russia's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine." (Ukraine Nazis killed 16,000+ innocent ethnic Russians since 2014. You started the war and refused to negotiate so you Ukraine, killed your own people. May the leaders of Ukraine rot in hell!)
Putin told the assembled guests thatRussia bore no ill will for the people of Ukraine, whom he described as "hostages" of the 2014 US-backed coup in Kiev who were used as pawns by the West in its "cruel selfish plans."
Ukraine's foreign ministry argued that the people of the Caucasus and Central Asia made "an invaluable contribution to the victory over Nazism 78 years ago" and "do not deserve the fate of being used now by the Kremlin taking part in a fake action that has nothing to do with the feat of the victors over Nazism."(imaginary stories, as Ukraine and other countries were part of the Soviet Union. Nina Jancowicz trained you in propaganda, it won't work, everyone knows the history)
The government in Kiev has systematically dismantled monuments to the Red Army as part of its "decommunization" campaign, while denouncing the Soviet Union era as "Russian occupation" and glorifying Nazi collaborators such as Stepan Bandera's nationalist militia and the 'Galizien' division of the Waffen-SS as national heroes.
https://www.rt.com/russia/576021-ukraine-victory-day-immoral/
#18821020 at 2023-05-09 18:27:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23099: Constitutional Carry On Display Edition
German chancellor objects to WWII victory parade in Moscow
Olaf Scholz's predecessor Angela Merkel previously attended the commemorations in the Russian capital
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has claimed this year's traditional Victory Day parade in Moscow was used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to flex his military muscles. The German leader also denounced the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine, urging the EU to prop up Kiev for as long as necessary.
In an address to the European Parliament marking Europe Day on Tuesday, Scholz said that "2,200 kilometers to the north-east of Strasbourg, Putin is parading his soldiers, tanks and missiles."
The European Union, however, should not be intimidated by the Russian leader's "posturing," the German chancellor stated. He called on member states to "remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine - for as long as necessary."
Scholz also spoke in favor of closer cooperation among EU member states on defense and arms production.
The chancellor stressed the importance of Europe's alliance with the US as well as the EU's eastward expansion, with the potential accession of the Western Balkan states, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
On Tuesday morning, a military parade commemorating the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany was held on Red Square in Moscow.
Speaking at the event, Putin, among other things, accused "globalist elites" of "keeping insisting on their exceptionalism." These powers, he argued, "provoke bloody conflicts and coups, sow hatred, Russophobia and aggressive nationalism, destroy traditional family values that make a human a human."
He went on to claim that the US and its allies are seeking to destroy Russia.
"It seems that they have forgotten what the insane ambitions of the Nazis led to," Putin concluded.
Attending the parade were the leaders of several former Soviet republics, including Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, as well as Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan.
In 2010, Scholz's predecessor Angela Merkel attended a similar Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9. A German delegation led by then-chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder was present at the 2005 military parade on Red Square. Merkel had been expected to appear in 2020 but the Covid pandemic ruled her visit out.
https://www.rt.com/news/576015-olaf-scholz-victory-day-parade-moscow/
#18820745 at 2023-05-09 17:37:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23099: Constitutional Carry On Display Edition
9 May, 2023 16:47
German chancellor objects to WWII victory parade in Moscow
Olaf Scholz's predecessor Angela Merkel previously attended the commemorations in the Russian capital
(I guess Nazis didn't be denazified, Scholz is the worst)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has claimed this year's traditional Victory Day parade in Moscow was used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to flex his military muscles. The German leader also denounced the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine, urging theEU to prop up Kiev for as long as necessary. (Nazis supporting Nazis)
In an address to the European Parliament marking Europe Day on Tuesday, Scholz said that "2,200 kilometers to the north-east of Strasbourg, Putin is parading his soldiers, tanks and missiles."
The European Union, however, should not be intimidated by the Russian leader's "posturing," the German chancellor stated. He called on member states to "remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine - for as long as necessary."
Scholz also spoke in favor of closer cooperation among EU member states on defense and arms production. (The EU won't even restock their own armaments, they live in a toothless EU)
The chancellor stressed the importance of Europe's alliance with the US as well as the EU's eastward expansion, with the potential accession of the Western Balkan states, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
On Tuesday morning, a military parade commemorating the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany was held on Red Square in Moscow.
Speaking at the event, Putin, among other things,accused "globalist elites" of "keeping insisting on their exceptionalism." These powers, he argued, "provoke bloody conflicts and coups, sow hatred, Russophobia and aggressive nationalism, destroy traditional family values that make a human a human."
He went on to claim that the US and its allies are seeking to destroy Russia.
"It seems thatthey have forgotten what the insane ambitions of the Nazis led to," Putin concluded.
Attending the parade were the leaders of several former Soviet republics, including Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, as well as Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan.
In 2010, Scholz's predecessor Angela Merkel was also present at a similar Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9. A German delegation led by then-chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder attended the 2005 military parade on Red Square.
(Nazis still run Germany, they are angry their country and people got saved. Russia helped save the world, Germany should show some respect. The loss of 50 million Russians is no more small sacrifice. Germany now, is so woke they can't speak without some social justice cause. Scholz should move to Ukraine, he'd feel a lot more comfortable there. Did you notice Scholz looks like a rat, like seriously his face looks like a large rodent)
https://www.rt.com/news/576015-olaf-scholz-victory-day-parade-moscow/
#18819593 at 2023-05-09 12:13:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23098: Tuesday Morning Melania Edition
#23095 >>18817272
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>>18817284 RIP John Roland, a great and preeminent Newscaster in New York City
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>>18817299 Ordinary people challenge battery plant with ties to CCP
>>18817305 What is a WHITE HISPANIC?
>>18817314 In 2015, RFKjr said those opposing global warning narrative should be "punished"
>>18817317 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817325 Is WHO planning for 10 years of pandemics (2020 to 2030)?
>>18817326 Deceased COVID-19 vaccine recipient payments and funeral costs
>>18817332 NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty is Arrested During Berkshire Shareholder Proposal Presentation
>>18817344 EndoftheRoad News on Tora3
>>18817353 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter "Who Cannot Be Named Publicly"
>>18817355 Kari Lake for AZ Governor - Lake is not giving up
>>18817356 Germany surrendered today in 1945
>>18817361 Poso: to Hayden, Remember when you signed the Hunter laptop letter, you piece of human shit?
>>18817415, per LIFENEWS: Chinese atheists create chimera; blends between species.
>>18817448 Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing radioactive material to be built into Florida roads
>>18817454 There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment.
>>18817372 Musk confirms Twitter to purge inactive accounts, warns users of follower drops
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>>18817404 RE male-to-female transitioning: if they got periods (ouch), would end the trend within 28 days
>>18817432 New weapon 'changing course' of Ukraine conflict - Telegraph
>>18817436 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow
>>18817440 ActBlue scandal continues - Okeefe
>>18817462 Italy urges citizens to leave Ukraine
>>18817473 Children removed from home in Virginia, Terrant County TX Bass family implicated; call to dig
>>18817501 Victory Day celebration today; Russia use to be our ally against NAZI. What changed?
>>18817571 Red Cross Society warehouse blown up in Odesa per "Defense of Ukraine" twit
>>18817558 Shooter story gets questioned by Elon and "Redheaded libertarian on Twit
>>18817612 Liz Robbins memorial at creepy St. John the Divine Cathedral NYC, per Hillary Clinton twit.
>>18817735, >>18817742 Gag order on Trump out of (NY Southern District?) Manhattan criminal case regarding Smarmy Daniels
>>18817805, Kash Patel: Intel pros who lied to give Country to Biden, lawyer-up; "MARK ZAID represents 9 of the guys who signed the 51 intel letter"
>>18817809, academic who specializes in Eco-Green issues calls out Anarchists for Pedophilia
>>18817837 RFK jr., survivor of Deep State relentless attack on his family, remembers wisdom of POTUS JFK
>>18817872 Operation Shield and Arrow: IAF assassinates Islamic Jihad officials in Gaza
>>18817877 New York judge bars Trump from discussing certain evidence in DA Bragg prosecution
>>18817892 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817910 India: ethnic clashes in Manipur, at least 55 dead and 260 injured
>>18817948 COVID Tests Declared Unsafe, Mass Recall Issued
>>18817981 #23095
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#18818854 at 2023-05-09 04:09:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23097: Late Night Shiptoastin EDITION
8 May, 2023 23:36
Multiple foreign leaders to attend Victory Parade in Moscow
Several former Soviet republics are sending heads of government to the Red Square event
Presidents and prime ministers of seven countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union have been invited to join Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Victory Day parade on Tuesday morning, the Kremlin has announced.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is already in Moscow, along with presidents of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, according to Russian media.
Turkmenistan's Serdar Berdymuhamedov was invited, but it was unclear whether he would come to Moscow or celebrate Victory Day in Dushanbe instead.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday evening that the leaders will join Putin for an "informal breakfast,"followed by the traditional military parade, scheduled to start at 10 am local time. A joint wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is also on the agenda.
Putin will give a speech before the parade begins. The Kremlin has not provided any excerpts from the address.
Tuesday's parade will mark 78 years since Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. By tradition, the ceremony opens with the guard of honor carrying the banner raised atop the Reichstag on May 2, 1945, the battle flag of the 150th Infantry Division.
Dress rehearsals for the parade were held over the weekend and on Monday. Russian media have reported that units involved in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine will be featured among those on display, just as they were last May.
(Putin will have extreme security tomorrow, otherwise WWIII will commence, and it won't be restrained)
https://www.rt.com/russia/575986-moscow-victory-parade-leaders/
#18818796 at 2023-05-09 03:52:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23097: Late Night Shiptoastin EDITION
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>>18818036, >>18818161, >>18818366 Seth Rogen Dead Dog Comms
>>18818072 Federal Authorities Seize 13 Internet Domains Associated with 'Booter' Websites that Offered DDoS Computer Attack Services
>>18818077, >>18818085, >>18818092, >>18818106, >>18818121, >>18818129, >>18818137, >>18818146, >>18818153, >>18818162, >>18818169, >>18818177 Jeremy Bash is One of the 51 Officials Who allegedly Misled Voters Before the 2020 Election (Hunter Biden Related) Michael V. Hayden Richard H. Ledgett Jr, Michael Vickers, Michael Morell, Leon Panetta, Glenn Gerstell, Jonna Hiestand Mendez,Kristin Wood, James Clapper, John E. McLaughlin, Douglas H. Wise
>>18818099 COVID Tests Declared Unsafe, Mass Recall Issued
>>18818125, >>18818349 John Solomon, Biden "Bribery" Probe Broadens
>>18818130 Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Iranian National Hesam Fatehi Peykani for Immigration Fraud and Human Smuggling Conspiracy
>>18818151 Kash Patel: There is a pattern of officials investigating people that allege waste, fraud and abuse
>>18818159 MSNBC beat Fox News in demo ratings at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm on Friday by an average of 35 percent in each time slot cataclysmic
>>18818183, >>18818189 Robert F. Kennedy is on Sean Hannity show. Hannity is NOT HAPPY with what RJK jr. is saying. Hannity is a scum bag,
>>18818198 F35LTNG
>>18818211, >>18818379 Kari Lake Lawsuit Going Back to Trial May 17, 18, 19 - Attorney Kurt Olsen Makes BOMBSHELL Claim of "Extraordinary Findings of Misconduct" By Maricopa County
>>18818213 Comer Asks DOJ to Delay Potential Hunter Biden Prosecution Until GOP Press Conference
>>18818222 Liz Harrington ~ Trump sitting at 27% of the "Black Vote" in Wisconsin "This tells me his numbers are much higher."
>>18818243, >>18818491 President Trump being GAGGED from speaking about his WITCH HUNT communist show trial is a DISGRACE,ELECTION INTERFERENCE
>>18818299 "Tidal wave" of asylum seekers could head to New York City when Title 42 expires
>>18818306, >>18818328 PF RAIDR37, out of MCAS Mirmar Descending through 5000 Squawking 4665
>>18818314, >>18818323, >>18818348 Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Defends Vetoing PBS Funding, Calls LGBTQ Child Programming 'Indoctrination'
>>18818357 Thomas Massie: Is E-Verify actually Patriot Act 2.0?
>>18818367, >>18818425 NYC Catholic Church Displays "God Is Trans" Exhibit
>>18818378 'roth shield and arrow'
>>18818381 Equal Justice Under the Law; More Hunter Biden Revelations
>>18818383 Agenda47: Protecting Students from the Radical Left and Marxist Maniacs
>>18818390, >>18818423 UNICEF Says More Than a Million Polio Vaccines Intended for Children Destroyed in Sudan W.H.O. noted these laboratories store dangerous pathogens for vaccine research
>>18818420 Sec. Blinken faces contempt of Congress charge after ignoring multiple House subpoenas
>>18818427 FBI Agents Break Rank, Slam Agency For Efforts To Shield Biden: 'Entrenched With Partisan Politics'
>>18818463, >>18818469 Texas state GOP Rep. Bryan Slaton had to resign
>>18818479 Jean-Pierre: Joe Biden Would Veto Border Security Bill
>>18818485, >>18818530 JONAH89 (following COVE68)
>>18818518 Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider 16-5844
>>18818575 Donald Trump Issued 'Gag Order' Over Criminal Trial at Manhattan D.A.'s Request
baker change
>>18818577 Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of an additional 545 National Guardsmen
>>18818604 Maricopa officials conducted SECRET TESTING of tabulators on October 14th, 17th, & 18th" after the County's Logic & Accuracy tests...
>>18818610 Liberal Billionaires Funded The Communist-Linked Group Pushing Jordan Neely Protests
>>18818633 PDJT: Have you gotten my #1 book?
>>18818655 Former Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says Jesus would not support 'everyone walking around with weapons of war'
>>18818660 Montel Williams says viewing video from Texas outlet mall shooting reminded him why he doesn't own a gun anymore
>>18818679 FTX co-founder Bankman-Fried files motions to dismiss all but three charges
>>18818681 Covid Tests Declared Unsafe, Recalled By The FDA
>>18818707 Winning the Gender War | with Stella & Alasdair
>>18818786 #230096
#23095 >>18817272
>>18817602, >>18817624 Prepper warns of border invasion - Migrant invasion appears to be a fighting force.
>>18817284 RIP John Roland, a great and preeminent Newscaster in New York City
>>18817291 Hero employee loses life after hiding shoppers while shooter kills nine
>>18817299 Ordinary people challenge battery plant with ties to CCP
>>18817305 What is a WHITE HISPANIC?
>>18817314 In 2015, RFKjr said those opposing global warning narrative should be "punished"
>>18817317 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817325 Is WHO planning for 10 years of pandemics (2020 to 2030)?
>>18817326 Deceased COVID-19 vaccine recipient payments and funeral costs
>>18817332 NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty is Arrested During Berkshire Shareholder Proposal Presentation
>>18817344 EndoftheRoad News on Tora3
>>18817353 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter "Who Cannot Be Named Publicly"
>>18817355 Kari Lake for AZ Governor - Lake is not giving up
>>18817356 Germany surrendered today in 1945
>>18817361 Poso: to Hayden, Remember when you signed the Hunter laptop letter, you piece of human shit?
>>18817415, per LIFENEWS: Chinese atheists create chimera; blends between species.
>>18817448 Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing radioactive material to be built into Florida roads
>>18817454 There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment.
>>18817372 Musk confirms Twitter to purge inactive accounts, warns users of follower drops
>>18817403 WV Sec State says 2020 election was fraudulent - the first of many?
>>18817404 RE male-to-female transitioning: if they got periods (ouch), would end the trend within 28 days
>>18817432 New weapon 'changing course' of Ukraine conflict - Telegraph
>>18817436 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow
>>18817440 ActBlue scandal continues - Okeefe
>>18817462 Italy urges citizens to leave Ukraine
>>18817473 Children removed from home in Virginia, Terrant County TX Bass family implicated; call to dig
>>18817501 Victory Day celebration today; Russia use to be our ally against NAZI. What changed?
>>18817571 Red Cross Society warehouse blown up in Odesa per "Defense of Ukraine" twit
>>18817558 Shooter story gets questioned by Elon and "Redheaded libertarian on Twit
>>18817612 Liz Robbins memorial at creepy St. John the Divine Cathedral NYC, per Hillary Clinton twit.
>>18817735, >>18817742 Gag order on Trump out of (NY Southern District?) Manhattan criminal case regarding Smarmy Daniels
>>18817805, Kash Patel: Intel pros who lied to give Country to Biden, lawyer-up; "MARK ZAID represents 9 of the guys who signed the 51 intel letter"
>>18817809, academic who specializes in Eco-Green issues calls out Anarchists for Pedophilia
>>18817837 RFK jr., survivor of Deep State relentless attack on his family, remembers wisdom of POTUS JFK
>>18817872 Operation Shield and Arrow: IAF assassinates Islamic Jihad officials in Gaza
>>18817877 New York judge bars Trump from discussing certain evidence in DA Bragg prosecution
>>18817892 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817910 India: ethnic clashes in Manipur, at least 55 dead and 260 injured
>>18817948 COVID Tests Declared Unsafe, Mass Recall Issued
>>18817981 #23095
#23094
>>18816993, >>18817080 White House bans media from Biden event as Hunter indictment looms
>>18816502 'Life and death situation': Unvaccinated mum challenges hospital's 'no jab, no heart' policy
>>18816507 Report: IRS Whistleblower's Lawyers Meet with Congressional Investigators on Hunter Biden Tax Probe
>>18816522 Zelensky signs decree on celebrating Europe Day instead of Victory Day on May 9 in Ukraine. On May 8, Ukrainian President proposes to celebrate the Day of Remembrance and victory over Nazism in World War II
>>18816525, >>18816529 'Snow ISIS'
>>18816535 'Excess deaths' in UK rise
>>18816551 [Alphabet Company] has failed to comply with a subpoena related to federal government officials working with technology firms to censor content.
>>18816857 US Virgin Islands can't find Google co-founder Larry Page to subpoena him in a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase for 'enabling Epstein's sex-trafficking ring' - as prosecutors try to reach him through parent [Company Alphabet]
>>18816564 @RonFilipkowski The German Army in WWII had 150,000 soldiers of Jewish descent. Hitler personally approved 77 senior officers who were Jewish, including 25 Generals.
>>18816620, >>18816680, >>18816689, >>18817186 Why are they so clean after marching 1000s of miles?
>>18816633 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on assassinations of his uncle and father
>>18816640 Chilean Right Triumphs In Key Vote On Attempt To Impose 'World's Most Progressive' Constitution
>>18816691 Sidney Powell - Defending The Republic Newsletter
>>18816779 The Psyche & Philosophy Behind Mind Control w/ Justin Deschamps
>>18816824, >>18816909, >>18817079 Special Coverage: Kari Lake Status Conference, BACK IN COURT 17th @9AM
>>18816844 DOJ seeks 25 years in jail for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes
>>18816989 TX pol Dade Phelen stalls on "Family Friendly" drag show ban, hires twitchy lawyers to bury facts.
>>18816999 Joe Biden Accuser Tara Reade Declares 'I Am Not Suicidal' After Invite to Testify to Congress
>>18817019 Ex-prosecutor approached DOJ in 2018 with witness who claimed Joe Biden involved in 'bribery'
>>18817026 Biden's Border Chief Says He 'Can't Explain' Border Rush
>>18817053 A new EU sanctions package calls for sanctions against more than 35 companies from Iran, China, Armenia and more because they allegedly support the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation - Bloomberg
>>18817065 ICYMI: Truth by Donald J. Trump "Crooked Joe Biden has still not visited the incredible Patriots of East Palestine, and Mayor Pete couldn't get out of there fast enough. But that's ok — our movement will be their voice, and we will NEVER forget them."
>>18817082, >>18817130 TURBINES OF DEATH
>>18817153 bill gates and cdc funded the national pta?
>>18817192 Brett Favre Stands With Tucker, Calls for Fox News Boycott
>>18817203 Texas preparing to send 'thousands more' migrants to NYC, Chicago and other sanctuary cities this week
>>18817204 Citizen Journalist Investigates Four Residences in New York and Uncovering More Victims of @actblue linked Donation Scheme
>>18817207 Florida recently implemented E-Verify and it has caused its construction sites to stop.
>>18817234 In Plainview ISD (Plainview South Elementary School in in Plainview, Texas), a first grade little girl was sexually assaulted by multiple boys in her classroom, with the teacher in the room. It was filmed on a school iPad.
>>18817728 #23094 in #23095
Previously Collected
>>18815690 #23092, >>18816469 #23093
>>18813358 #23089, >>18814108 #23090, >>18814922 #23091
>>18811063 #23086, >>18811824 #23087, >>18812761 #23088
>>18808732 #23083, >>18809525 #23084, >>18810813 #23085
>>18806431 #23080, >>18807533 #23081. >>18807979 #23082
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Q Research Notables #17: Enjoy The P@in >>18405516
#18818019 at 2023-05-09 01:08:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23096: ILLEGAL INVASION EDITION
International Q Research Threads
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>>18668978 ------ Canada #42
>>16694358 ------ France #7
>>18551332 ------ Germany #105
>>18632710 ------ Japan #13
>>16694250 ------ Nederland #10
>>17784579 ------ QAJF #1
>>17352350 ------ Scotland #8
>>17705335 ------ South Africa #10
>>18158921 ------ UK #50
>>17631245 ------ Vatican #6
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Download QAGG https://anonfiles.com/3c43Scb4z0/offsite_qagg_zip
>>18147768 ban lifts
>>18024378, >>18561054 Updated PROTO Instructions
>>18681959 How To Download Locked TS Rumble Videos
>>18721784 Download & compress Twitter Videos
>>18754344 Resources to help understand the Q clock
>>18777053 Joe M's re-mastered Q videos NEW
Bakers
>>17322493, >>17485628, >>17322317 How to bake/e-bake
>>17835052 Formatting Q posts
>>17241444 Baker's Lite JS
>>18147761 Baking range: @75 up to 751
>>17980519 No RRN in notes
>>18311579 Post notables or step down by @300
NOTABLES ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS
#23095 >>18817272
>>18817602, >>18817624 Prepper warns of border invasion - Migrant invasion appears to be a fighting force.
>>18817284 RIP John Roland, a great and preeminent Newscaster in New York City
>>18817291 Hero employee loses life after hiding shoppers while shooter kills nine
>>18817299 Ordinary people challenge battery plant with ties to CCP
>>18817305 What is a WHITE HISPANIC?
>>18817314 In 2015, RFKjr said those opposing global warning narrative should be "punished"
>>18817317 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817325 Is WHO planning for 10 years of pandemics (2020 to 2030)?
>>18817326 Deceased COVID-19 vaccine recipient payments and funeral costs
>>18817332 NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty is Arrested During Berkshire Shareholder Proposal Presentation
>>18817344 EndoftheRoad News on Tora3
>>18817353 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter "Who Cannot Be Named Publicly"
>>18817355 Kari Lake for AZ Governor - Lake is not giving up
>>18817356 Germany surrendered today in 1945
>>18817361 Poso: to Hayden, Remember when you signed the Hunter laptop letter, you piece of human shit?
>>18817415, per LIFENEWS: Chinese atheists create chimera; blends between species.
>>18817448 Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing radioactive material to be built into Florida roads
>>18817454 There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment.
>>18817372 Musk confirms Twitter to purge inactive accounts, warns users of follower drops
>>18817403 WV Sec State says 2020 election was fraudulent - the first of many?
>>18817404 RE male-to-female transitioning: if they got periods (ouch), would end the trend within 28 days
>>18817432 New weapon 'changing course' of Ukraine conflict - Telegraph
>>18817436 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow
>>18817440 ActBlue scandal continues - Okeefe
>>18817462 Italy urges citizens to leave Ukraine
>>18817473 Children removed from home in Virginia, Terrant County TX Bass family implicated; call to dig
>>18817501 Victory Day celebration today; Russia use to be our ally against NAZI. What changed?
>>18817571 Red Cross Society warehouse blown up in Odesa per "Defense of Ukraine" twit
>>18817558 Shooter story gets questioned by Elon and "Redheaded libertarian on Twit
>>18817612 Liz Robbins memorial at creepy St. John the Divine Cathedral NYC, per Hillary Clinton twit.
>>18817735, >>18817742 Gag order on Trump out of (NY Southern District?) Manhattan criminal case regarding Smarmy Daniels
>>18817805, Kash Patel: Intel pros who lied to give Country to Biden, lawyer-up; "MARK ZAID represents 9 of the guys who signed the 51 intel letter"
>>18817809, academic who specializes in Eco-Green issues calls out Anarchists for Pedophilia
>>18817837 RFK jr., survivor of Deep State relentless attack on his family, remembers wisdom of POTUS JFK
>>18817872 Operation Shield and Arrow: IAF assassinates Islamic Jihad officials in Gaza
>>18817877 New York judge bars Trump from discussing certain evidence in DA Bragg prosecution
>>18817892 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817910 India: ethnic clashes in Manipur, at least 55 dead and 260 injured
>>18817948 COVID Tests Declared Unsafe, Mass Recall Issued
>>18817981 #23095
#23094
>>18816993, >>18817080 White House bans media from Biden event as Hunter indictment looms
>>18816502 'Life and death situation': Unvaccinated mum challenges hospital's 'no jab, no heart' policy
>>18816507 Report: IRS Whistleblower's Lawyers Meet with Congressional Investigators on Hunter Biden Tax Probe
>>18816522 Zelensky signs decree on celebrating Europe Day instead of Victory Day on May 9 in Ukraine. On May 8, Ukrainian President proposes to celebrate the Day of Remembrance and victory over Nazism in World War II
>>18816525, >>18816529 'Snow ISIS'
>>18816535 'Excess deaths' in UK rise
>>18816551 [Alphabet Company] has failed to comply with a subpoena related to federal government officials working with technology firms to censor content.
>>18816857 US Virgin Islands can't find Google co-founder Larry Page to subpoena him in a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase for 'enabling Epstein's sex-trafficking ring' - as prosecutors try to reach him through parent [Company Alphabet]
>>18816564 @RonFilipkowski The German Army in WWII had 150,000 soldiers of Jewish descent. Hitler personally approved 77 senior officers who were Jewish, including 25 Generals.
>>18816620, >>18816680, >>18816689, >>18817186 Why are they so clean after marching 1000s of miles?
>>18816633 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on assassinations of his uncle and father
>>18816640 Chilean Right Triumphs In Key Vote On Attempt To Impose 'World's Most Progressive' Constitution
>>18816691 Sidney Powell - Defending The Republic Newsletter
>>18816779 The Psyche & Philosophy Behind Mind Control w/ Justin Deschamps
>>18816824, >>18816909, >>18817079 Special Coverage: Kari Lake Status Conference, BACK IN COURT 17th @9AM
>>18816844 DOJ seeks 25 years in jail for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes
>>18816989 TX pol Dade Phelen stalls on "Family Friendly" drag show ban, hires twitchy lawyers to bury facts.
>>18816999 Joe Biden Accuser Tara Reade Declares 'I Am Not Suicidal' After Invite to Testify to Congress
>>18817019 Ex-prosecutor approached DOJ in 2018 with witness who claimed Joe Biden involved in 'bribery'
>>18817026 Biden's Border Chief Says He 'Can't Explain' Border Rush
>>18817053 A new EU sanctions package calls for sanctions against more than 35 companies from Iran, China, Armenia and more because they allegedly support the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation - Bloomberg
>>18817065 ICYMI: Truth by Donald J. Trump "Crooked Joe Biden has still not visited the incredible Patriots of East Palestine, and Mayor Pete couldn't get out of there fast enough. But that's ok — our movement will be their voice, and we will NEVER forget them."
>>18817082, >>18817130 TURBINES OF DEATH
>>18817153 bill gates and cdc funded the national pta?
>>18817192 Brett Favre Stands With Tucker, Calls for Fox News Boycott
>>18817203 Texas preparing to send 'thousands more' migrants to NYC, Chicago and other sanctuary cities this week
>>18817204 Citizen Journalist Investigates Four Residences in New York and Uncovering More Victims of @actblue linked Donation Scheme
>>18817207 Florida recently implemented E-Verify and it has caused its construction sites to stop.
>>18817234 In Plainview ISD (Plainview South Elementary School in in Plainview, Texas), a first grade little girl was sexually assaulted by multiple boys in her classroom, with the teacher in the room. It was filmed on a school iPad.
>>18817728 #23094 in #23095
#23093 >>18815706
>>18816251 DJT - I am heading to Des Moines this Saturday to rally with the Great People of Iowa #RALLY
>>18815724 Weight Loss Brand Jenny Craig Files for Bankruptcy, Shuts Down
>>18815735 Ray Liotta's Cause of Death Revealed
>>18815790 DeSantis Drops Even Farther Behind President Trump In Latest
>>18815792 Durham! Conspiracy! Indictments! And Hilldog. Oh My! MP4
>>18815749 And Now you know
>>18815815 LIVE: Invasion in El Paso
>>18815821 Catholic Charities is Big Mad BUN
>>18815820 Doctor 'pulls baby's head off during childbirth #WTF!
>>18815837 "Foreign Malign Influence Center" (FMIC) should cause concern for all citizens.
>>18815838 @USBPChief Past 72 Hours: Apprehensions….
>>18815861 Joe Biden's bribery allegations were brought to the DOJ in 2018
>>18815878 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
>>18815965 Biopharmaceutical CEO, UNC employee identified as two killed in fiery Chapel Hill wreck
>>18815974 We are about to take over the Georgia Republican party with MAGA candidates,
>>18815976 1345ET 'Tater Delivers Remarks on Holding Airlines Accountable
>>18815988 PAT028 NW Bound out of Dobbins AFB
>>18815990 Americas Mama Bear #BeBest
>>18816028 Allen, Texas mall shooter was removed from Army over mental health concerns
>>18816035 Texas has deployed their own Texas Tactical Border Force as migrants wait to storm the border once Title 42 ends.
>>18816046 What's behind Syria's return to the Arab League?
>>18816066, >>18816076 MP4, >>18816088 The UN & Clinton Foundation occupy an old US base in Panama to help supply illegal aliens on their way to America?
>>18816106 The DOJ Is Going to Indict Trump?
>>18816112 Kremlin Responds To Ukraine Intel Chief's Threat To "Kill Russians Anywhere"
>>18816129 Climate Change Too Important To Be Left To Personal Choice
>>18816133 Hot Tater
>>18816154 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to the Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter
>>18816166 Border INVASION Begins This Week
>>18816193 FDA: People Can Eat These Gene-Edited Pigs
>>18816215 Comer, Oversight Committee Republicans to Hold Press Conference on Investigation into the Biden Family
>>18816216 Massive Strike On Ukraine?
>>18816220 Kiev confirms that Biden administration sponsors terrorism
>>18816232 Colorado to allow DACA recipients to work as armed police officers #IllegalPolice
>>18816258 Anon Bun
>>18816268 Michelle Obama launches PLEZi Nutrition junk food company
>>18816283 Twitter to remove inactive accounts #RecordsPurged
>>18816284 Reid Hoffman/Epstein Connection
>>18816292 @HillaryClinton In Canada, red is my color.
>>18816331 @BernieSanders It's time for us to move to a 32-hour work week with no loss in pay.
>>18816333 DeSantis prohibits CCP from buying or owning farmland
>>18816347 @CollinRugg Our southern border is a tool for literally any country to enter illegally. MP4 #AsianInvasion
>>18816359 REMINDER: Know your Bunkers
>>18816380 Numerous actors, musicians, and comedians participated in the "Drag Isn't Dangerous" online telethon
>>18816383 Anon connecting connections Obama - Missed Information Board
>>18816399 4KEKS @PapiTrumpo TITANIC GOING DOWN!!! MP4
>>18816414 US can't explain what happened to Nord Stream
>>18816424 WE GOT TWEET STATEMENT (Cap) - Allen Texas.Trans Shooter connected
>>18816428 Ukraine cancels traditional holiday celebrating defeat of Nazis
>>18816448 @HillaryClinton The Supreme Court shouldn't be the only branch of the United States government without an enforceable code of ethics.
>>18816463 Kek of the Thread
>>18816469 #23093
Previously Collected
>>18815690 #23092
>>18813358 #23089, >>18814108 #23090, >>18814922 #23091
>>18811063 #23086, >>18811824 #23087, >>18812761 #23088
>>18808732 #23083, >>18809525 #23084, >>18810813 #23085
>>18806431 #23080, >>18807533 #23081. >>18807979 #23082
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Q Research Notables #17: Enjoy The P@in >>18405516
#18817981 at 2023-05-09 01:02:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23095: EBAKE
notables are not endorsements
#23095 >>18817272
>>18817602 Migrant invasion appears to be a fighting force.
>>18817284 RIP John Roland, a great and preeminent Newscaster in New York City
>>18817291 Hero employee loses life after hiding shoppers while shooter kills nine
>>18817299 Ordinary people challenge battery plant with ties to CCP
>>18817305 What is a WHITE HISPANIC?
>>18817314 In 2015, RFKjr said those opposing global warning narrative should be "punished"
>>18817317 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817325 Is WHO planning for 10 years of pandemics (2020 to 2030)?
>>18817326 Deceased COVID-19 vaccine recipient payments and funeral costs
>>18817332 NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty is Arrested During Berkshire Shareholder Proposal Presentation
>>18817344 EndoftheRoad News on Tora3
>>18817353 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter "Who Cannot Be Named Publicly"
>>18817355 Kari Lake for AZ Governor - Lake is not giving up
>>18817356 Germany surrendered today in 1945
>>18817361 Poso: to Hayden, Remember when you signed the Hunter laptop letter, you piece of human shit?
>>18817415, per LIFENEWS: Chinese atheists create chimera; blends between species.
>>18817448 Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing radioactive material to be built into Florida roads
>>18817454 There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment.
>>18817372 Musk confirms Twitter to purge inactive accounts, warns users of follower drops
>>18817403 WV Sec State says 2020 election was fraudulent - the first of many?
>>18817404 RE male-to-female transitioning: if they got periods (ouch), would end the trend within 28 days
>>18817432 New weapon 'changing course' of Ukraine conflict - Telegraph
>>18817436 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow
>>18817440 ActBlue scandal continues - Okeefe
>>18817462 Italy urges citizens to leave Ukraine
>>18817473 Children removed from home in Virginia, Terrant County TX Bass family implicated; call to dig
>>18817501 Victory Day celebration today; Russia use to be our ally against NAZI. What changed?
>>18817571 Red Cross Society warehouse blown up in Odesa per "Defense of Ukraine" twit
>>18817558 Shooter story gets questioned by Elon and "Redheaded libertarian on Twit
>>18817612 Liz Robbins memorial at creepy St. John the Divine Cathedral NYC, per Hillary Clinton twit.
>>18817624 prepper warns of border invasion
>>18817735, >>18817742 Gag order on Trump out of (NY Southern District?) Manhattan criminal case regarding Smarmy Daniels
>>18817805, Kash Patel: Intel pros who lied to give Country to Biden, lawyer-up; "MARK ZAID represents 9 of the guys who signed the 51 intel letter"
>>18817809, academic who specializes in Eco-Green issues calls out Anarchists for Pedophilia
>>18817837 RFK jr., survivor of Deep State relentless attack on his family, remembers wisdom of POTUS JFK
>>18817872 Operation Shield and Arrow: IAF assassinates Islamic Jihad officials in Gaza
>>18817877 New York judge bars Trump from discussing certain evidence in DA Bragg prosecution
>>18817892 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817910 India: ethnic clashes in Manipur, at least 55 dead and 260 injured
>>18817948 COVID Tests Declared Unsafe, Mass Recall Issued
fin
#18817950 at 2023-05-09 00:56:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23095: EBAKE
>>18817934
ty naker
baker has the dough
notables are not endorsements
#23095 >>18817272
>>18817602 Migrant invasion appears to be a fighting force.
>>18817284 RIP John Roland, a great and preeminent Newscaster in New York City
>>18817291 Hero employee loses life after hiding shoppers while shooter kills nine
>>18817299 Ordinary people challenge battery plant with ties to CCP
>>18817305 What is a WHITE HISPANIC?
>>18817314 In 2015, RFKjr said those opposing global warning narrative should be "punished"
>>18817317 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817325 Is WHO planning for 10 years of pandemics (2020 to 2030)?
>>18817326 Deceased COVID-19 vaccine recipient payments and funeral costs
>>18817332 NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty is Arrested During Berkshire Shareholder Proposal Presentation
>>18817344 EndoftheRoad News on Tora3
>>18817353 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter "Who Cannot Be Named Publicly"
>>18817355 Kari Lake for AZ Governor - Lake is not giving up
>>18817356 Germany surrendered today in 1945
>>18817361 Poso: to Hayden, Remember when you signed the Hunter laptop letter, you piece of human shit?
>>18817415, per LIFENEWS: Chinese atheists create chimera; blends between species.
>>18817448 Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing radioactive material to be built into Florida roads
>>18817454 There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment.
>>18817372 Musk confirms Twitter to purge inactive accounts, warns users of follower drops
>>18817403 WV Sec State says 2020 election was fraudulent - the first of many?
>>18817404 RE male-to-female transitioning: if they got periods (ouch), would end the trend within 28 days
>>18817432 New weapon 'changing course' of Ukraine conflict - Telegraph
>>18817436 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow
>>18817440 ActBlue scandal continues - Okeefe
>>18817462 Italy urges citizens to leave Ukraine
>>18817473 Children removed from home in Virginia, Terrant County TX Bass family implicated; call to dig
>>18817501 Victory Day celebration today; Russia use to be our ally against NAZI. What changed?
>>18817571 Red Cross Society warehouse blown up in Odesa per "Defense of Ukraine" twit
>>18817558 Shooter story gets questioned by Elon and "Redheaded libertarian on Twit
>>18817612 Liz Robbins memorial at creepy St. John the Divine Cathedral NYC, per Hillary Clinton twit.
>>18817624 prepper warns of border invasion
>>18817735, >>18817742 Gag order on Trump out of (NY Southern District?) Manhattan criminal case regarding Smarmy Daniels
>>18817805, Kash Patel: Intel pros who lied to give Country to Biden, lawyer-up; "MARK ZAID represents 9 of the guys who signed the 51 intel letter"
>>18817809, academic who specializes in Eco-Green issues calls out Anarchists for Pedophilia
>>18817837 RFK jr., survivor of Deep State relentless attack on his family, remembers wisdom of POTUS JFK
>>18817872 Operation Shield and Arrow: IAF assassinates Islamic Jihad officials in Gaza
>>18817877 New York judge bars Trump from discussing certain evidence in DA Bragg prosecution
>>18817892 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817910 India: ethnic clashes in Manipur, at least 55 dead and 260 injured
#18817489 at 2023-05-08 23:34:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23095: EBAKE
notetaker notes
#23095 >>18817272 @200
>>18817284 RIP John Roland, a great and preeminent Newscaster in New York City
>>18817291 Hero employee loses life after hiding shoppers while shooter kills nine
>>18817299 Ordinary people challenge battery plant with ties to CCP
>>18817305 What is a WHITE HISPANIC?
>>18817314 In 2015, RFKjr said those opposing global warning narrative should be "punished"
>>18817317 NIH renews grant to organization that funded coronavirus experiments in Wuhan
>>18817325 Is WHO planning for 10 years of pandemics (2020 to 2030)?
>>18817326 Deceased COVID-19 vaccine recipient payments and funeral costs
>>18817332 NLPC Chairman Peter Flaherty is Arrested During Berkshire Shareholder Proposal Presentation
>>18817344 EndoftheRoad News on Tora3
>>18817353 Who Are the 9 Secret Intel Officials Who Signed on to Hunter Biden Laptop Disinfo Letter "Who Cannot Be Named Publicly"
>>18817355 Kari Lake for AZ Governor - Lake is not giving up
>>18817356 Germany surrendered today in 1945
>>18817361 Poso: to Hayden, Remember when you signed the Hunter laptop letter, you piece of human shit?
>>18817448 Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing radioactive material to be built into Florida roads
>>18817454 There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment.
>>18817372 Musk confirms Twitter to purge inactive accounts, warns users of follower drops
>>18817403 WV Sec State says 2020 election was fraudulent - the first of many?
>>18817404 RE male-to-female transitioning: if they got periods (ouch), would end the trend within 28 days
>>18817432 New weapon 'changing course' of Ukraine conflict - Telegraph
>>18817436 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow
>>18817440 ActBlue scandal continues - Okeefe
>>18817462 Italy urges citizens to leave Ukraine
Bread remains ghosted
NOTER OUT
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#18817436 at 2023-05-08 23:26:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #23095: EBAKE
>>18817356
As Putin launches waves of strikes against Ukraine cities, a prelude to his cherished Victory Day holiday marking the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives in Moscow ready to play his part in Putin's theatre of power.
6:03 PM ? May 8, 2023
https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/1655694828636864512
#18235915 at 2023-01-27 14:22:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22343: A Major Disaster Is Brewing! Edition
27 Jan, 2023 11:34
EU mission a threat to regional peace - Moscow
Russia's Foreign Ministry says Brussels' monitors in Armenia are seeking a foothold for the West
The expansion of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia on the border with Azerbaijan, which was announced this week, adds no value to regional stability and may make things worse, the Russian Foreign Ministry has warned.
"The EU's attempts to get a foothold in Armenia and sideline Russia's mediation effortsmay damage the core interests of Armenians and Azerbaijanisas they pursue a return to peaceful development of the region,"a statement released by the ministry on Thursday said.
Moscow described the EU as "an appendage of the US and NATO" and assessed that its "confrontational policy" can only "bring geopolitical confrontation and aggravate existing disagreements". The mission's stated civilian nature should not "deceive" anyone, Russia said.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced the border patrol mission on Monday. Its goal is "sustainable peace in the region", according to the top diplomat. The EU mission is scheduled to run for at least two years, and follows on from a program launched in October, involving some 40 observers.
"If officials in Brussels were really interested in peace in the Transcaucasian region, they would have consulted with Azerbaijan about the terms of the mission," the Russian ministry stressed.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have a decades-old dispute over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan with a predominantly ethnic-Armenian population, which claims to be an independent state. In 2020, the two nations fought a 44-day war, which ended with a Russian-brokered truce.
Last September, tensions flared up again on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with dozens of soldiers reported killed on both sides. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan requested military assistance from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a regional group that includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The organization opted for diplomatic resolution and sent an observer mission in the wake of the clashes.
Yerevan "chose the EU before the CSTO mission could achieve its logical conclusion,"the Russian Foreign Ministry remarked, suggesting that the observers could be deployed again, should the Armenian government request it.
https://www.rt.com/russia/570556-ue-monitors-armenia-azerbaijan/
#17538610 at 2022-09-18 17:40:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21501: NEVER FORGET WINNING Edition
Pelosi offers US security assistance to Russian ally
The sovereignty of Armenia is of value to America, the House speaker claims
US House Speaker Nanacy Pelosi blamed Azerbaijan for the current flareup with Armenia and offered security assistance to Yerevan, as she arrived to the Armenian capital on Sunday.
Pelosi said her trip was of prime importance in view of the "illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenian territory."
"We strongly condemn those attacks. This was initiated by the Azeris and there has to be recognition of that," she insisted.
Border clashes erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of initiating the violence. Yerevan has said it lost 135 troops in the fighting, with Baku putting its death toll at 79 soldiers.
The two former Soviet republics remain at odds over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been controlled by ethnic Armenian forces, supported by Yerevan, since the 1990s, but is claimed by Azerbaijan as part of its territory.
The neighboring countries fought a 44-day war over Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, which ended with a Russia-brokered truce and the ceding of some territories to Baku.
"The territorial security and sovereignty of Armenia, the democracy of Armenia is of value to us in America. In our relationships with other countries we should be using our influence, our leverage, showing that Armenian democracy and sovereignty are a priority," Pelosi insisted.
The resolution condemning Azerbaijan's aggressive action Armenia will be taken up in Congress soon, the third-highest-ranking US official promised.
Also on Sunday, dozens of people staged a rally in Yerevan demanding that Armenia quit the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The demonstrators chanted slogans, while carrying Armenian and US national flags.
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan earlier addressed CSTO for help amid the current crisis, with Baku offering Yerevan a truce shortly after that. The bloc sent a joint mission to Armenia, but refrained from sending military forces, prompting dissatisfaction from Armenian officials.
Pelosi's previous visit to another global hotspot - Taiwan - provoked a major spike in tensions between the US and China last month.
https://www.rt.com/news/563043-armenia-csto-pelosi-yerevan/
#17538253 at 2022-09-18 16:14:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21500: MAGA's Vineyard Say Secure The Border Edition
18 Sep, 2022 12:46
Pelosi offers US security assistance to Russian ally
The sovereignty of Armenia is of value to America, the House speaker claims
US House Speaker Nanacy Pelosi blamed Azerbaijan for the current flareup with Armenia and offered security assistance to Yerevan, as she arrived to the Armenian capital on Sunday.
Pelosi said her trip was of prime importance in view of the "illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenian territory."
"We strongly condemn those attacks. This was initiated by the Azeris and there has to be recognition of that," she insisted.
Border clashes erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of initiating the violence. Yerevan has said it lost 135 troops in the fighting, with Baku putting its death toll at 79 soldiers.
The two former Soviet republics remain at odds over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been controlled by ethnic Armenian forces, supported by Yerevan, since the 1990s, but is claimed by Azerbaijan as part of its territory.
The neighboring countries fought a 44-day war over Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, which ended with a Russia-brokered truce and the ceding of some territories to Baku.
"The territorial security and sovereignty of Armenia, the democracy of Armenia is of value to us in America. In our relationships with other countries we should be using our influence, our leverage, showing that Armenian democracy and sovereignty are a priority," Pelosi insisted.
The resolution condemning Azerbaijan's aggressive action Armenia will be taken up in Congress soon, the third-highest-ranking US official promised.
Also on Sunday, dozens of people staged a rally in Yerevan demanding that Armenia quit the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The demonstrators chanted slogans, while carrying Armenian and US national flags.
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan earlier addressed CSTO for help amid the current crisis, with Baku offering Yerevan a truce shortly after that. The bloc sent a joint mission to Armenia, but refrained from sending military forces, prompting dissatisfaction from Armenian officials.
Pelosi's previous visit to another global hotspot - Taiwan - provoked a major spike in tensions between the US and China last month.
https://www.rt.com/news/563043-armenia-csto-pelosi-yerevan/
There's not enough war happening for Bidan and Pelosi
#17538114 at 2022-09-18 15:38:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21500: MAGA's Vineyard Say Secure The Border Edition
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-house-speaker-pelosi-arrives-in-armenia:-embassy
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Armenia: Embassy
US House Speaker Pelosi arrived in Yerevan on Saturday for her first visit to the Caucasian country, as per the US embassy.
"U.S. Congressional Delegation led by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi arrived in Yerevan for her first visit to Armenia. Welcome Madam Speaker!" the diplomatic mission said.
The embassy released photos of the senior Democrat getting out of a plane with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Representatives Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier.
It is reported that Pelosi will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan, and other senior officials to discuss bilateral relations as well as the region's current security situation, which has seen a spike in violence this week.
This comes just a few days after a ceasefire was reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani Haqqn news portal, which cited sources, revealed that Yerevan and Baku agreed to a truce at 05:00 GMT.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a 22-day war over the mountainous region in the fall of 2020. It ended in a Russia-brokered peace deal that saw the Armenian-dominated self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh cede parts of Nagorno-Karabakh under its control to Azerbaijan.
The two countries agreed to a complete ceasefire and exchange of prisoners, while Russia deployed peacekeepers to the region.
However, clashes erupt every now and then between both sides despite the Russian-backed ceasefire agreement. Last month, tensions erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh as three soldiers were killed and Azerbaijan said it had taken control of several strategic heights in the disputed region.
The US will seek an immediate end to fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed in calls with leaders of the two countries amid renewed shelling on the border.
According to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it would be a "good thing" if Russia could utilize its clout in the area to end hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
In the same context, Iran has expressed its readiness to help settle the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is calling for restraint and resolution of disagreements through peaceful means and based on international law, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
#17528775 at 2022-09-16 18:52:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21488: Thank you, Frank! Edition
Pelosi going to Armenia amid renewed clashes with Azerbaijan
The speaker's trip aims to demonstrate support for Yerevan in a spiraling conflict.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will travel to Armenia this weekend in a show of support for the country, which has been locked in a deadly fight with Azerbaijan, two people familiar with the visit told POLITICO.
Pelosi will make the journey accompanied by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) after a stop in Berlin for the G-7 Speakers' Summit. She's expected to meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, the capital, as well as other government officials.
It will be the speaker's latest dramatic foreign trip following her contentious arrival in Taiwan last month. With the midterms approaching - and the possibility that she will lose the gavel if Republicans return to the majority - the belief in Washington is that Pelosi wants to cement her legacy as a champion of human rights, not only in the United States but around the world.
Speier, meanwhile, is one of a handful of Armenian-American lawmakers in Congress.
When asked about the upcoming trip, Drew Hammill, the speaker's deputy chief of staff, said, "We don't confirm or deny international travel in advance due to longstanding security protocols." Speier's office did not immediately return requests for comment.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a bloody, decadeslong feud over Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but populated with ethnic Armenians. Two years ago, both nations fought their second big war over the contested land, leading to thousands dead and more regional power for Baku.
Violence erupted again last weekend, with officials in both capitals blaming the other for attacking first. Armenia claimed Azerbaijan's military used drones, artillery, mortars and small-arms fire to target a number of border towns. Azerbaijan, however, said Armenian forces were moving into position for a long-term escalation of fighting.
More than 170 soldiers on both sides have been killed in skirmishes over the past few days, officials in Yerevan and Baku claim.
Russia said it had brokered a cease-fire Tuesday, but it was short-lived and violence continued into Wednesday.
Pelosi's visit will mean a lot to the Armenian-American community, which has called for more political focus on the crisis. "Armenia has not received the kind of attention Ukraine has received, and this will shine a light on a country crossing an international border in violation of international law," said Anthony Barsamian, co-chair of the Armenian Assembly of America.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/15/nancy-pelosi-is-going-to-armenia-00056947
#17501114 at 2022-09-05 18:40:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21453: Who Is Up For A Suicide? Edition
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/azerbaijan-turkey-to-conduct-joint-drills:-mod
Azerbaijan, Turkey to conduct joint drills: MoD
Azerbaijan's defense ministry announced Monday the start of joint air force exercises with Turkey, named TurAz Qartali 2022.
"The opening ceremony of the 'TurAz Qartali - 2022' Joint Flight-Tactical Exercises was held on September 5. The event was attended by Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen, the head of the Executive Power of [Azerbaijan's] Ganja city, Niyazi Bayramov, and other guests," the ministry said in a statement.
The countries' aviation forces will be embarking on a set of tasks, including planning joint activities, studying interaction and combat interoperability. They will also be conducting search and rescue operations, according to the ministry.
The two Caucasian countries regularly hold joint military exercises.
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to further collaborate on peace treaty work
On August 31, EU Council President Charles Michel said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to step up efforts in advancing the conclusion of a peace treaty.
Michel held a trilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels.
"Today we agree to step up substantive work to advance on the peace treaty governing inter-state relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and tasked the Foreign Ministers to meet within one month to work on draft texts," the statement said.
The EU is determined to support the establishment of long-term sustainable peace in the South Caucasus and will continue to closely work with all parties on reaching this goal, Michel added.
The leaders agreed to meet in the same format again by the end of November.
#17490254 at 2022-09-03 20:07:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21439: PreRally Panic Firin Up Edition
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/putin-aliyev-confirm-efforts-on-peace-in-south-caucasus
Putin, Aliyev confirm efforts on peace in South Caucasus
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin via phone call about his August 31 meeting in Brussels with the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
In a statement published today, the Kremlin said that the two presidents confirmed their intention to continue implementing the basic tripartite agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed on November 9, 2020, January 11, and November 26, 2021.
"The two presidents discussed the situation in the South Caucasus," the statement added, and stressed "the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure stability and security on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and to establish economic ties and transport links in the region."
The Kremlin stated that the two leaders discussed bilateral issues between the two countries, including trade, economy, energy, and humanitarian fields.
The situation in the South Caucasus is of interest to Presidents Aliyev and Putin, who earlier, along with Pashinyan, discussed efforts to improve relations between the two neighboring countries in the South Caucasus.
Last February, Putin and Aliyev signed a broad cooperation agreement covering working together to restore all commercial and transportation linkages in the area, including passenger and freight flow between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Earlier this month, it was reported that new tensions erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh as three soldiers were killed and Azerbaijan said it had taken control of several strategic heights in the disputed region.
Russia sent 2,000 peacekeepers to monitor the truce, but tensions remain despite a ceasefire deal. This new wave of violence triggered international pleas for an urgent de-escalation.
The conflict initially began with both parties accusing each other of starting an overnight shootout at their shared border.
Pashinyan stated in mid-April that his administration planned to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan shortly, adding that the aim of the discussions for Yerevan would no longer be to agree on the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan.
The accord was viewed as a national shame in Armenia, sparking weeks of anti-government rallies and prompting Pashinyan to seek emergency parliamentary elections, which his Civil Contract party won in September.
Opposition parties have accused Pashinyan of preparing to hand up sections of Karabakh that are still under Armenian control to Baku after he told parliamentarians last month that the "international community calls on Armenia to scale down demands on Karabakh."
Michel held a trilateral meeting in May with Pashinyan and Aliyev in Brussels. During the meeting, the leaders agreed to establish the commission on delimitation and security of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
On May 24, the first meeting of Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Shahin Mustafayev, took place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani interstate border in the format of a joint commission on border delimitation and security.
On July 16, both foreign ministers met for the first time since the war erupted. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov "discussed a wide range of issues related to normalizing relations between the two countries."
>> I don't know when this picture was taken, but the look on Putin's face is priceless. Kek!
#16764004 at 2022-07-19 19:06:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21146: London City Burning Down Edition
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/armenia-to-withdraw-its-soldiers-from-nagorno-karabakh-by-se
Armenia to withdraw its soldiers from Nagorno-Karabakh by September
Officials have announced that Armenia will withdraw all its troops from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region by September this year, a region over which it has fought two wars with Azerbaijan.
The Secretary-General of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, told the official news agency Armenpress that "the units of the Armenian armed forces are gradually returning to Armenia since the ceasefire began, the operation is nearing completion and will end in September," noting that the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh "guaranteed" the security of the ethnic Armenian population there.
Last week, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev criticized what he described as the "too slow" Armenian withdrawal.
The foreign ministers of both countries met last weekend in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, in a first direct talk since the outbreak of the war. The meeting reportedly concerned an agreement reached by Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in May, mediated by the EU.
Also, in April and May, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President met to discuss a peace agreement mediated by EU Council President Charles Michel.
#16746146 at 2022-07-16 20:06:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21123: Chillin For The Hot August Edition
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/armenia-azerbaijan-fms-hold-first-bilateral-talks
Armenia, Azerbaijan FMs hold first bilateral talks
Officials said the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met for the first time since the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
The Nagorno-Karabakh war claimed the lives of 6,500 people in six weeks before a truce, mediated by Russia, was agreed upon, leading to Yerevan ceding territory to Baku.
The talks, held in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, were expected to build on an agreement reached by the Caucasus leaders in May under EU mediation to "advance discussions" on a future peace treaty.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov "discussed a wide range of issues related to normalizing relations between the two countries."
Mirzoyan "emphasized the importance of the Karabakh conflict's political resolution for building a lasting peace in the (Caucasus) region" and urged Baku to release Armenian POWs, as per the Ministry.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed optimism on Friday that "the first meeting of ministers… will bring in a result."
Prior to the meeting, both countries' defense ministries traded accusations of starting an overnight shootout at their shared border.
Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met in Brussels in April and May, and their next meeting is scheduled for July or August, according to European Council President Charles Michel.
#16200661 at 2022-05-03 12:15:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20492: Who is SCOTUS leaker Amit Jain? Edition
>https://rumble.com/v13cerx-scores-of-protesters-detained-in-armenia.html
Scores of protesters detained in Armenia
>RT Published May 3, 2022 63 Views
More than 200 protesters have been detained on Monday in the Armenian capital of Yerevan during mass protests sparked by recent remarks by the country's prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, about the longstanding Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
#16029034 at 2022-04-07 12:51:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20273: Twitter's next board meeting is gonna be lit - Elon Musk Edition
7 Apr, 2022 08:05
HomeRussia & FSU
Armenia announces Azerbaijan peace talks agreement
Work to delimit the borders will begin by the end of April, PM Nikol Pashinyan says
Armenia has said that it reached an agreement with Azerbaijan to set up a commission on border delimitation by the end of April. The countries fought a bloody war over the control of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, with the latest military escalation happening this March.
Yerevan's statement came after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels on Wednesday.
The border commission will be "authorized to deal with security and stability issues along the border," Pashinyan's office said in a statement. It added that the sides agreed to start preparations for definitive peace talks.
Michel released a statement confirming the plans for the joint commission. He welcomed "the restoration of railway lines, while encouraging Armenia and Azerbaijan to also find effective solutions for the restoration of road links."
Azerbaijan, meanwhile, has not commented on the outcome of the meeting. But Aliyev proposed to launch peace talks during his phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, according to the president's press service.
Yerevan and Baku fought a 44-day-long war in 2020, during which Azerbaijan captured parts of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory controlled by Armenians since the early 1990s. A Moscow-brokered ceasefire saw Russian peacekeepers deployed in the area.
The situation on the ground has remained tense, however, with both sides accusing each other of hostilities.
https://www.rt.com/russia/553437-armenia-azerbaijan-border-commission/
#15988185 at 2022-04-01 05:27:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20220: The Long Arm of The Prying Post Office Edition
31 Mar, 2022 17:40
Azerbaijan planning 'large-scale' attack, Armenia claims
Yerevan claims Baku is looking for a pretext for a military offensive
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accused Azerbaijan of trying to create a pretext for launching "a large-scale attack on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh."
The latter is a disputed region, most of which has been under Yerevan's de-facto control since the collapse of the USSR in 1991. In the fall of 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a relatively short, but bloody, war over the territory. It ended with Baku making gains and Russia brokering a peace agreement, which saw Moscow send peacekeepers to the area.
Pashinyan cited Baku's claims that Yerevan had not responded to its five-point peace settlement proposal, sent via the Minsk Group - established in 1992, by the OSCE - on March 10. According to the Armenian prime minister, his government responded on March 14.
Speaking on Thursday at a government meeting, Pashinyan said that Baku "first dumps theses on a diplomatic or public platform," and "ascribes some promises to Armenia," claiming later that Yerevan is not complying with the agreements.
Pashinyan believes that "Baku is trying to legitimize a large-scale attack on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh." There is considerable concern in Yerevan that the Azeris might take advantage of the current situation where Russia is embroiled in the Ukraine conflict.
Nevertheless, the prime minister expressed hope that, despite rising tensions in bilateral relations, his upcoming meeting in Brussels with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and European Council President Charles Michel on April 6 will bear fruit.
"I once again express Armenia's readiness to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan. Armenia is ready for the immediate start of peace negotiations," Pashinyan said.
On Thursday, Azerbaijan's leader also expressed support for a peace agreement as soon as possible.
The last few weeks have seen a significant escalation in tensions around Nagorno-Karabakh - a region populated with ethnic Armenians, but internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan - with the international community expressing concern over the developments.
Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of seizing two villages, Khramort and Parukh - which the Azerbaijanis call Farukh - located on the armistice line which was established in 2020 between Azerbaijan and the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Armenian media claims that the ensuing firefight, which allegedly involved Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones, resulted in more than a dozen wounded and three killed on its side, as well as an unspecified number of Azerbaijani casualties.
Baku denied the accusations, saying its troops were simply "continuing the process of clarifying their locations and positions without the use of force."
However, on March 26, Russian peacekeepers, who are currently patrolling the NKR, reported that the Azerbaijani military had violated the ceasefire, launching airstrikes against forces of the breakaway region. Baku then accused Russia of taking a "one-sided" view of the events. Blaming Armenia for the escalation, Azerbaijan claimed that it was responding to a "covert attack" by the "illegal Armenian forces."
https://www.rt.com/russia/553069-azerbaijan-armenia-large-attack/
I have to say I've learned more from RT on world events and other countries affairs in the last month and a half than from the American Media is the last 7 years. Pretty sad really.
#15943892 at 2022-03-25 21:17:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20162: EBake is the way!
25 Mar, 2022 21:01
HomeRussia & FSU
Armenian PM phones Putin over Nagorno-Karabakh escalation
Moscow mediates as Yerevan accuses Baku of violating ceasefire in disputed region
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia called up Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss what Yerevan says is an alarming situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region populated with ethnic Armenians, claimed by Azerbaijan and currently patrolled by Russian peacekeepers.
Armenian media said the two leaders discussed reports of renewed tensions in the area that was contested during the 44-day conflict in 2020, which only ended after Moscow's mediation. Armenia says Azeri soldiers have "invaded" the territory starting on Thursday, seizing two villages and using drones to kill at least three soldiers of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), whom the local authorities identified by name.
Armenia accused Azerbaijan of seizing two villages, Khramort and Parukh - which the Azeris call Farukh - located on the armistice line between Azerbaijan and the NKR established in 2020. The ensuing firefight, which involved Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2 combat drones, resulted in more than a dozen wounded and three killed on the Armenian side, as well as unspecified Azeri casualties, the Armenian media reported.
Azerbaijan has denied the accusations, saying its troops were simply "continuing the process of clarifying their locations and positions without the use of force."
Claims that "UAVs were allegedly used and an armed clash took place on the territory of Azerbaijan where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed, leading to the death of our servicemen, is a lie and a provocation," said the defense ministry in Baku.
While internationally recognized as Azerbaijan's territory, Nagorno-Karabakh has been under the control of its ethnic Armenian majority since the 1990s, with Yerevan's backing. Baku moved to retake the territory in September 2020, with support from Turkey. Moscow eventually brokered a ceasefire that left Azerbaijan in control of more than half the region, with the remaining territory - including the only land route to Armenia - patrolled by Russian peacekeepers.
https://www.rt.com/russia/552730-armenia-kremlin-karabakh-ceasefire/
#15820016 at 2022-03-09 13:59:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20004: Waking Up Wednesday Edition
>>15819431
Russia obtained access to the US labs in Armenia in 2019
https://eurasianet.org/armenia-to-open-doors-of-us-built-biolabs-to-russia
Armenia to open doors of U.S.-built biolabs to Russia
The labs have been a favorite target of Russian state-run media scaremongering. Now, with a new agreement with Yerevan, Moscow should get full access.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 29, 2019
The Richard G. Lugar Center for Public Health Research, outside Tbilisi, is purportedly the mothership in a network of U.S. bioweapons labs in the post-Soviet space, according to Russian government officials. (photo: U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jamie Blow)
Armenia is going to give Russia permanent access to its Pentagon-sponsored biological labs - a regular source of propaganda and paranoia in Moscow. The access could give the Kremlin peace of mind about the American labs in the South Caucasus and potentially spoil Russia's favorite anti-American germ-war conspiracy theory.
Russia's influential daily, Kommersant, reported on October 25 that Moscow and Yerevan are about to ink a memorandum allowing Russian health and military officials to observe the workings of U.S.-sponsored biological labs in Armenia. Kommersant's sources said that the memorandum will be signed during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's upcoming visit to Armenia, planned for November 10 and 11.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan corroborated the report in an interview published by Kommersant three days later. "We are still working on the text of the memorandum," Pashinyan said. "The main purpose of this document is to honor the interests of all sides, to make sure that nobody, none of our partners, have any fears about the labs."
The Kremlin has long seized on the story of the U.S.-backed biolabs in its neighborhood, claiming that the Pentagon is weaponizing germs in them for a potential biological and chemical offensive on Russia. Moscow helped spread seasonal outbreaks of fear-mongering in its state-run news, complete with murky reports of suspicious human and animal deaths in the vicinity of the labs. Washington went to lengths to pacify Moscow, arguing that the labs are there to study and prevent epidemiological threats.
Russia's ire has been mainly focused on Georgia, a close U.S. partner and one of Moscow's top antagonists in the former Soviet space. A flagship laboratory in Tbilisi named after U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, known as "the Lugar Lab," has been Moscow's favorite punching bag, but Russian ally Armenia also took hits over its own lab.
Georgian and Armenian health authorities have taken delegations of Russian scientists and journalists on tours of the labs in attempts to placate Russian concerns, but thus far to no avail. "All claims that we are creating weapons at the laboratory are absurd. The laboratory has a scientific research mission and is collaborating with both U.S. and Russia," the director of Armenia's Disease Control and Prevention Center, Artavazd Vanyan, told Sputnik, the Russian news network that has exhaustively covered the labs.
The agreement on access seems set to help take at least the Armenian labs off Moscow's propaganda hit list.
#15316749 at 2022-01-06 01:53:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19374: Ghislaine Mistrial? "Turncoats" in Congress? But Wait, There's..Edition
Kazakhstan unrest: Government calls for Russian help
Published 2 hours ago
Russian-led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilise" Kazakhstan amid anti-government demonstrations.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as nationwide unrest escalates.
The protests were first sparked by rising fuel prices, but have broadened to include other political grievances.
President Tokayev claimed the unrest was the work of foreign-trained "terrorist gangs".
However, Kate Mallinson, an expert on Central Asia at the foreign affairs think tank Chatham House in London, said the protests are "symptomatic of very deep-seated and simmering anger and resentment at the failure of the Kazhak government to modernise their country and introduce reforms that impact people at all levels".
The president has imposed a nationwide state of emergency that includes an overnight curfew and a ban on mass gatherings and has vowed a tough response to the protests.
In a televised speech in the early hours of Thursday, he said he had sought help from the CSTO - a military alliance made up of Russia and five ex-Soviet states to help stabilise the country.
Later on Wednesday the CSTO's chairman, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, confirmed in a statement on Facebook that the alliance would send peacekeeping forces "for a limited period of time".
The US State Department said it is "closely following" the situation in Kazakhstan, with a spokesman urging restraint by authorities and protesters alike.
BACKGROUND: Kazakhstan country profile
CONTEXT: Rare protests in a country that bans dissent
President Tokayev is only the second person to lead Kazakhstan since it declared independence in 1991. His election, in 2019, was condemned by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as showing scant respect for democratic standards.
Much of the anger on the streets, however, seems to have been aimed at his predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has held a powerful national security role since stepping down. On Wednesday, he was fired in a bid to subdue the growing unrest.
Protesters had been heard chanting Mr Nazarbayev's name, while a video showing people attempting to pull down a giant bronze statue of the former leader has been shared online. According to BBC Monitoring, the now-dismantled monument appears to have stood in Taldykorgan, Mr Nazarbayev's home region.
Staff at Kazakhstan's main airport had to flee anti-government demonstrators, who have also targeted government buildings.
Protesters gathered at the mayor's office in Almaty before eventually storming it. Videos on social media showed a plume of smoke rising from the building, while gunfire could also be heard.
The city's police chief, Kanat Taimerdenov, said "extremists and radicals" had attacked 500 civilians and ransacked hundreds of businesses.
Water cannon were used against protesters in the western city of Aktobe. There are reports that security forces have sided with protesters in some places.
However, getting a clear picture of what is happening in the central Asian nation is proving difficult. The interior ministry released figures of reported casualties among the security forces, but there were no equivalent reports of any injuries or deaths among protesters amid what monitoring groups have described as a "nation-scale internet blackout".
Other attempts to end the protests, which began on Sunday when the government lifted the price cap on liquefied petroleum gas which many people use to power their cars, causing it to double in cost, have been made.
As well as Mr Nazarbayev's dismissal, the entire government has resigned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59880166
#15316668 at 2022-01-06 01:41:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19373: Lost In An Ocean Of Information? Choose Your Positions Edition
>>15316542
Kazakhstan unrest: Government calls for Russian help
Published 2 hours ago
Russian-led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilise" Kazakhstan amid anti-government demonstrations.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as nationwide unrest escalates.
The protests were first sparked by rising fuel prices, but have broadened to include other political grievances.
President Tokayev claimed the unrest was the work of foreign-trained "terrorist gangs".
However, Kate Mallinson, an expert on Central Asia at the foreign affairs think tank Chatham House in London, said the protests are "symptomatic of very deep-seated and simmering anger and resentment at the failure of the Kazhak government to modernise their country and introduce reforms that impact people at all levels".
The president has imposed a nationwide state of emergency that includes an overnight curfew and a ban on mass gatherings and has vowed a tough response to the protests.
In a televised speech in the early hours of Thursday, he said he had sought help from the CSTO - a military alliance made up of Russia and five ex-Soviet states to help stabilise the country.
Later on Wednesday the CSTO's chairman, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, confirmed in a statement on Facebook that the alliance would send peacekeeping forces "for a limited period of time".
The US State Department said it is "closely following" the situation in Kazakhstan, with a spokesman urging restraint by authorities and protesters alike.
BACKGROUND: Kazakhstan country profile
CONTEXT: Rare protests in a country that bans dissent
President Tokayev is only the second person to lead Kazakhstan since it declared independence in 1991. His election, in 2019, was condemned by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as showing scant respect for democratic standards.
Much of the anger on the streets, however, seems to have been aimed at his predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has held a powerful national security role since stepping down. On Wednesday, he was fired in a bid to subdue the growing unrest.
Protesters had been heard chanting Mr Nazarbayev's name, while a video showing people attempting to pull down a giant bronze statue of the former leader has been shared online. According to BBC Monitoring, the now-dismantled monument appears to have stood in Taldykorgan, Mr Nazarbayev's home region.
Staff at Kazakhstan's main airport had to flee anti-government demonstrators, who have also targeted government buildings.
Protesters gathered at the mayor's office in Almaty before eventually storming it. Videos on social media showed a plume of smoke rising from the building, while gunfire could also be heard.
The city's police chief, Kanat Taimerdenov, said "extremists and radicals" had attacked 500 civilians and ransacked hundreds of businesses.
Water cannon were used against protesters in the western city of Aktobe. There are reports that security forces have sided with protesters in some places.
However, getting a clear picture of what is happening in the central Asian nation is proving difficult. The interior ministry released figures of reported casualties among the security forces, but there were no equivalent reports of any injuries or deaths among protesters amid what monitoring groups have described as a "nation-scale internet blackout".
Other attempts to end the protests, which began on Sunday when the government lifted the price cap on liquefied petroleum gas which many people use to power their cars, causing it to double in cost, have been made.
As well as Mr Nazarbayev's dismissal, the entire government has resigned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59880166
#15316424 at 2022-01-06 01:01:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19373: Lost In An Ocean Of Information? Choose Your Positions Edition
Russia-led bloc approves peacekeeping deployment in Kazakhstan
CSTO agrees to send joint peacekeeping force to help contain violent unrest
A peacekeeping force will be deployed for a 'limited' period of time to stabilize the situation in Kazakhstan, the chairman of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikol Pashinyan, has announced.
"In response to the appeal by [President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev] and considering a threat to national security and sovereignty of Kazakhstan, caused, among other things, by outside interference, the CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send the Collective Peacekeeping Forces to the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty," Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said in a statement on Facebook.
The alliance has yet to announce the scope and details of the deployment, but Pashinyan said that the troops will stay in Kazakhstan "for a limited period of time in order to stabilize and normalize the situation."
The decision comes just hours after the Kazakh president asked allies for help amid violent unrest gripping the nation, claiming that "terrorists" were overrunning strategic facilities across the country.
The protests kicked off earlier this month after liquefied gas prices saw a major hike due to the end of government price controls. Though President Tokayev agreed to temporarily reinstate the policy and bowed to protesters' other demands, the demonstrations have only grown more intense, erupting into violent rioting around the country, with some rioters reportedly looting military installations and attacking security forces.
Kazakhstan's largest metropolis, Almaty, has perhaps seen the worst of the destruction, including looting at shops and ATMs, as well as the torching of the country's old presidential palace, which was seen in flames in footage circulating online. Similar unrest has since spread to other towns and cities across the country.
A nationwide state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in an effort to stem the crisis, granting the government a number of expanded powers, including the ability to hand down stiffer penalties and longer prison terms for law-breakers. Though CSTO peacekeepers are now set to deploy alongside local police and soldiers, the situation remains volatile as the protests show no sign of waning.
https://www.rt.com/russia/545260-csto-military-peacekeeping-kazakhstan-riots/
#14163163 at 2021-07-20 22:01:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17917: Excellent Nationwide Full Forensic Audits. Edition
New Round Of Violence On Armenian-Azerbaijani Border
The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Azerbaijani forces had opened mortar fire on the border territory near the village of Yeraskh.
According to Armenian local sources, the head of the administration of the village of Yerash, Rudik Odikyan, was wounded during the shelling.
"On July 19, at 18.40, the Azerbaijani armed forces have shelled Armenian positions stationed on the border near the village of Yeraskh for several hours in a row with firearms of various calibers. Mortars were also used, " the ministry's report says.
The ministry added that the Azerbaijani leadership was responsible for the recent escalation in the region.
On the other side, two hours after the incident in Yeraskh, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported shelling of the Sadarak district of Nakhichevan by Armenian forces.
No losses were reported.
"On July 19, at 20:50, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the direction of the Sadarak district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were again shelled with weapons of various calibers from the territory of Armenia," the report says.
The situation in the border regions is steadily deteriorating. Fire exchanges are reported on a daily basis, while the number of casualties is growing. Amid the ongoing escalation, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on Russia and the CSTO for help in resolving the situation.
https://southfront.org/new-round-of-violence-on-armenian-azerbaijani-border/
#13850654 at 2021-06-07 18:01:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17534: Double Seventeens Twitter Birdstrike Edition
All deputy Foreign Ministers of Armenia submit resignation applications
07 Jun 2021 19:39
All four deputy foreign ministers of Armenia have submitted resignation from their posts, the press service of the Armenian MFA told reporters.
The resignations were sent to the office of the acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan last week.
Rumors about the possible resignations of the deputies have been spread since May 27, when Armenian FM resigned. First, Gagik Galachyan submitted his resignation on May 31. Now Avet Adonts, Artak Apitonian, and Armen Ghevondyan have submitted their applications for resignation.
https://www.news.az/news/all-deputy-fms-of-armenia-submit-resignation-applications
https://archive.ph/h5qmK
#13672957 at 2021-05-16 02:30:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17315 Today Was a Fairytale
Russian Forces Dispatched To Armenia's Border Following Breach By Azerbaijani Special Forces
Armenia has requested military support from Russia following a border breach by Azerbaijan troops, Reuters and several other sources reported on May 14.
Earlier this week, hundreds of Azerbaijan special forces personnel entered Armenia territory in the eastern province of Gegharkunik and the southern province of Syunik. No clashes were reported. Yet, the "encroachment" led to serious tensions between the two countries.
Azerbaijan accepted to withdraw its troops under an initial agreement with Armenia. However, the agreement was not implemented in full. In response, Armenian caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan opted to request assassinate from Russia.
"Yesterday an agreement was reached that today Azerbaijan's armed forces should leave Armenian territory," Interfax news agency quoted Pashinyan as saying at a meeting about the border. "This agreement has been partially fulfilled; there are territories that the Azerbaijanis did indeed leave. But, since the agreement was not fulfilled completely, today I have approached the president of Russia...for military assistance."
Following Pashinyan's request, Russian troops from the 102nd Base in Armenia were dispatched to Syunik in order to enforce the agreement.
The border incident is the first major escalation between the two countries since last year, when Azerbaijan carried out a large offensive on Armenian forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The battle ended on November 10 with a Russian-brokered ceasefire.
Ever since the battle in Nagorno-Karabakh, the situation on Azerbaijani-Iranian has been unstable. On March 15, two Azerbaijani border guards were killed by Iranian drug smugglers near the border line.
https://southfront.org/russian-forces-dispatched-to-armenias-border-following-breach-by-azerbaijani-special-forces/
#13425212 at 2021-04-14 19:21:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17005: Our Police Are Under Attack Across America Edition
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that he will step down during the last ten days of April in order to disband parliament and call early elections
https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/1382363096287637512
>>13425172
This is the way!
#13424900 at 2021-04-14 18:36:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17005: Our Police Are Under Attack Across America Edition
Armenia's Pashinyan to step down in late April
Elections will be held on June 20, the outgoing PM said
YEREVAN, April 14. /TASS/. Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that he will step down during the last ten days of April in order to disband parliament and call early elections.
"I will tender my resignation during the last ten days of April as it was agreed between the parliamentary forces and the president," Pashinyan told parliament on Wednesday. "In order to adhere to all protocol procedures on the seventh day I will nominate myself for premiership. All other factions will refrain from nominating their candidates, and my party My Step will not elect me as prime minister. Then my faction will nominate me and reject my candidature again. The parliament will be disbanded and elections will be held on June 20," he said.
https://tass.com/world/1277995
#13055386 at 2021-02-26 21:02:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16627: Friday Funday Edition Edition
Armenian Sources Share Another Video Allegedly Showing Iskander Launches During Recent Karabakh War
Pro-Armenian Telegram channels shared another video allegedly showing the usage of Iskander missiles during the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020.
Earlier, claims by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that Iskander missiles worked on '10%' only blaming the military failure in the Karabakh conflict on them. This statement triggered a strong criticism from the Armenian General Staff, which even called on Pashinyan to resign. The entire situation caused a new loop of political crisis in Armenia.
In its own statements on the situation, the Russian Defense Ministry and the Azerbaijani Presidency said that they have not observed the usage of Iskander missiles by Armenia during the conflict. MORE ABOUT THE ONGOING CRISIS HERE
https://southfront.org/armenian-sources-share-another-video-allegedly-showing-iskander-launches-during-recent-karabakh-war/
#13045454 at 2021-02-25 15:32:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16615: Realize The Truth...Fiat Has No Value Edition
>>13045373
MUH COUP
Thousands rally in Armenia after PM warns of coup attempt
https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-politics-int-idUSKBN2AP1OG
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday, and thousands took to the streets of the capital to support him after the army demanded he and his government resign.
Russia, an ally of Armenia which has a military base in Armenia, said it was alarmed by events in the former Soviet republic and called for the situation to be resolved peacefully and within the constitution.
Pashinyan, 45, has faced calls to quit since November after what critics said was his disastrous handling of a six-week conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave and surrounding areas.
Ethnic Armenian forces ceded swathes of territory to Azerbaijan in the fighting and Russia, which worries about instability in the former Soviet Union, has deployed peacekeepers to the enclave, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but populated by ethnic Armenians.
Pashinyan, a former journalist who swept to power in a peaceful revolution in May 2018, has rejected calls to step down despite opposition protests. He says he takes responsibility for what happened but now needs to ensure his country's security.
On Thursday, the army added its voice to those calling for him to resign.
"The ineffective management of the current authorities and the serious mistakes in foreign policy have put the country on the brink of collapse," the army said in a statement.
It denounced Pashinyan's sacking of the first deputy head of the army's general staff, a move it described as irresponsible, groundless and detrimental to the state.
Two former presidents - Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sarksyan - released statements calling on Armenians to throw their support behind the military. It was unclear whether the army was willing to use force to back its statement, in which it called for Pashinyan to resign.
Pashinyan responded by calling on his followers to rally in the centre of the capital, Yerevan, to support him and took to Facebook to address the nation in a livestream.
"WE HAVE ALREADY SHED ENOUGH BLOOD"
"The most important problem now is to keep the power in the hands of the people, because I consider what is happening to be a military coup," Pashinyan said.
He then appeared with his wife, son and daughter outside the main government building where several thousand of his supporters had gathered. He said it was vital to avoid confrontation despite the mounting tension.
"The danger of the coup is manageable," he said. "We don't have enemies inside Armenia. We have only brothers and sisters."
He was expected to address supporters again later on Thursday.
Several thousand opposition supporters staged a rival protest on a different square in the capital. Crowds there could be seen cheering and clapping as a fighter jet flew overhead in footage circulated by Russia's RIA news agency.
In Pashinyan's earlier livestream, he said he had dismissed the head of the general staff of the armed forces, a move that still needs to be signed off by the president.
Pashinyan said a replacement would be announced later and that the crisis would be overcome constitutionally.
Arayik Harutyunyan, president of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, offered to act as a mediator between Pashinyan and the general staff.
"We have already shed enough blood. It's time to overcome the crises and move on," he said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Armenian counterpart by telephone that Moscow considered the crisis a domestic matter for Armenia but hoped it would be resolved peacefully, the Russian foreign ministry said.
#12159642 at 2020-12-24 18:32:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15524: With Self Discipline, Almost Anything Is Possible Edition
Azerbaijan seeks to improve relations between Israel and Turkey
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov turned to Jerusalem with the proposal Baku could help build new bridges between Israel and Turkey.
Israel and Turkey both offered the government of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev military support during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Now Baku suggested to Jerusalem and Ankara it could help build new bridges between its two allies, Walla! reported on Wednesday.
Israeli technology and Turkish military know-how allegedly provided Aliyev with drones and other weapons that eventually helped his forces take the city of Shusha from Armenian hands and sign a cease-fire agreement with the government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Aliyev allegedly phoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week and suggested various paths into improving diplomatic relations between Turkey and Israel.
While economic and security relations between Jerusalem and Ankara have continued despite a rocky past, Erdogan has a history of publicly slamming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey expelled Israeli ambassador Eitan Na'eh two years ago.
In October, Erdogan opened the Turkish parliament's legislative session with a speech that addressed the city of Jerusalem and the Palestinian people, in which he stated: "Jerusalem is our city."
Erdogan was reported to respond positively to the overtures, Walla! reported, and officials in Azerbaijan told their Israeli counterparts that the Turkish politician was swayed into anti-Israeli rhetoric due to the influence of former aids.
Last week, Azeri Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov allegedly called Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to discuss the same issue with the message that his country would be interested to see both of its allies enjoying improved relations.
While no officials were willing to comment on record concerning the call, it is possible both Netanyahu and Erdogan are watching Washington closely., hoping to present US president-elect Joe Biden with two strong regional allies of the US getting along better than ever when he begins his term in the White House.
Another issue that Turkey might wish to see resolved is that of gas. Israel is intimately involved with both Greece and Cyprus in regional energy operations that Ankara might wish to influence. However, it seems unlikely Israel would be willing to damage already established deals to appease a Turkish leader known to speak ill of the Jewish state.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/azerbaijan-seeks-to-improve-relations-between-israel-and-turkey-653188
Israel provided the weapons for the recent war on Albania
#11972432 at 2020-12-10 18:48:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15284: E-bake
$5bn For 7 Districts: Leaked Conversation Between Lukashenko And Sargsyan Shows Who Truly Betrayed Armenia
Following the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, and the refusal of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to assume any actual responsibility, there's been quite a bit of chaos in Armenia.
Pashinyan has blamed everybody for the failure, including the people themselves, the opposition, the international community, and the previous Armenian leadership.
However, on December 7th, a leaked conversation was reminded of between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan.
The conversation took place back in the autumn of 2016, at the CSTO summit in Yerevan.
The ex-president's press service has confirmed the authenticity of the recording.
Notably, in the conversation Lukashenko tells Sargsyan to give up the 7 districts of Nagorno-Karabakh that Azerbaijan got after the peace deal was struck on November 10th, 2020.
Lukashenko said that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev offered to pay $5 billion for Yerevan to give up the districts.
In response, Sargsyan, who Pashinyan dubbed a traitor, said that he would pay Aliyev $6 billion to give up on these 7 districts.
"Regarding the audio recording, which was disseminated by one of the telegram channels last night, the office of the third president received numerous requests from the media, who want to find out whether the discussion contained in the audio recording is true, when it took place, where and why the third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, has not yet spoke about it," the Sargsyan office commented.
Armenians are mostly perplexed as to how the recording of the non-public conversation of the presidents during the meeting in a restricted format at the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held in Yerevan on October 14, 2016, ended up on the Internet.
"The office of the third president accepts the publication of the audio recording as fact and refrains from commenting, given the fact that the meetings held in a closed format are not subject to comment, as they were not subject to until now," the commentary said.
According to the conversation, Lukashenko does not agree with Sargsyan's assertion that seven districts will "bare" the borders of Artsakh and leave its 150,000-population face to face with Azerbaijan. Therefore, real security mechanisms are needed.
The Belarusian leader offers the CSTO as an organization to take responsibility.
"For example, we must send certain peacekeeping forces there," he said.
But at the same time, he doubted that having received the regions, the President of Azerbaijan will start a war.
"Your position is weak. I will not give up seven districts, because then you will immediately start fighting against me. And if you do not start," he told Sargsyan.
In response, the back-then Armenian leader answered:
"Of course, what does it mean if he doesn't start? And if he does? Alexander Grigorievich, why just give it away, I don't understand."
And this is when Lukashenko says Aliyev is ready to pay Armenia 5 billion (dollars) in the first stage. The President of Armenia says that he is ready to give Aliyev 6 billion, and let him give up these regions.
Also, according to the President of Armenia, he cannot give these seven regions, since the blood of five thousand Armenian soldiers has been shed there.
"So what? We've lost 30 million, but we are not at war with the Germans," Lukashenko said.
https://southfront.org/5bn-for-7-districts-leaked-conversation-between-lukashenko-and-sargsyan-shows-who-truly-betrayed-armenia/
#11929270 at 2020-12-07 01:03:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15227: Mark Your Calendars So You Never Forget Edition
Nagorno-Karabakh: The Aftermath of the Attack on Artsakh
Now that Turkey has become a presidential one-party state ruled by Recep Tayyip Erdo?an (aka the Prez), like in Ottoman times, the country's affairs are once again being run from the palace - the Be?tepe Palace in Ankara, to be precise. Living in this huge palace in conjunction with his wife Emine, the one-time humble and modest Erdo?an has now become a man whom his critics call a "billionaire several times over," holding "at least eight Swiss bank accounts" and who has in the past "faced 13 corruption probes" which were never resolved due to his parliamentary immunity.
In spite of these allegations of sheer avarice and rank corruption, or "the misuse of public power for private benefit," as an individual, Tayyip Erdo?an is deeply attached to his religion and he has been at pains to implement what I have termed a veritable 'policy of Sunnification' in the country in an effort to 'make Turkey Muslim again.' Over the past years, Erdo?an has skillfully used his Justice and Development Party (or AKP) to transform the Turkish nation state into an Islamic state in all but name called the New Turkey, well and truly embarked on a post-Kemalist path leading further and further away from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)'s example and principles. Still, this seemingly novel political construct more often than not relies on policies and relationships harking back to the good old day when Turkish nationalism was all but synonymous with the Kemalism.
Recently, Turkey's traditionally close ties to the Turkic nation state on the Caspian Sea have been revived again - "Turkey recognized Azerbaijan's independence on 9 November 1991," prior to the official fall of the Soviet Union (26 December 1991), and the recent revival of cordiality has also led to the outbreak of a new war in the Southern Caucasus. In this way, the Prez has suddenly become very close to Azerbaijan's strongman, President Ilham Aliyev, whom the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (or OCCRP) awarded the epithet "Corrupt Person of the Year" in 2012. As a result, it seems obvious that Turkey's Prez and his Azerbaijani strongman are nothing but a couple of swells, whose personal proclivities are now also matched by their public policies, bringing Ankara and Baku even closer together.
Between 27 September 2020 and 10 November 2020 (or six weeks all together), the Republic of Azerbaijan attacked Armenian positions in the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh (known as Artsakh, to Armenians) as well as targets in Armenia proper.
Though the Armenian side displayed a lot of bravado during the conflict, in the end Armenia's PM Nikol Pashinyan agreed to Russian mediation in order to bring an end to further bloodshed. The resultant agreement was hailed as a victory by Azerbaijan and its brother-in-arms, Turkey. In fact, in the succeeding hours a video recording of the Azerbaijani strongman Aliyev emerged on social media, with the latter mocking Armenia's PM, ostentatiously asking, "What happened Pashinyan?"
More
https://21stcenturywire.com/2020/12/05/nagorno-karabakh-the-aftermath-of-the-attack-on-artsakh/
#11786394 at 2020-11-25 22:40:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15044: Gonna Be a Fantastic Thanksgiving Edition
French Senate Adopted Resolution Calling To Recognition Of Nagorno-Karabakh
The French Senate voted in favor of the resolution on the need to recognize the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). This resolution is only a recommendation in its nature and is calling on the government of the country to recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh.
The text of the resolution was presented by the leaders of the five largest parliamentary factions.
The decision to adopt the resolution was taken almost unanimously. Among 336 senators, only one voted against, and 305 voted for the adoption of resolution.
The resolution not only contains an appeal to the recognition of the Republic, it also demands the withdrawal of Azerbaijani military forces from the territories occupied since the outbreak of clashes on September 27. Today, 16 localities of the Kelbajar region of Nagorno-Karabakh came under the control of Azerbaijan. The remaining localities that come under Baku's control are located in Lachin (52), Martakert (8), Hadrut (29), Shusha (2), Askeran (8) and Martuni (6) regions.
The adopted resolution one more time stressed out the necessity OSCE of implementation to the peace process in Nagorno-Karabakh, the only way for France to realize its influence in the region.
Armenian Prime-minister Nikol Pashinyan hurried up to express his gratitude to the French Senate, publishing a post in Twitter in French.
France remains the main Western supporter of Armenia. The Armenian diaspora in France is the largest in Europe. The political establishment of Armenia, especially the Pashinyan's administration, is strongly linked to France. For example, there is the French University in Yerevan, where the future Armenian political elite studies, and it is directly managed from France.
"Charles de Gaulle said:" France cannot be a France without greatness." Today, it is the parliament that is the embodiment of this greatness, supporting the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. We could not avoid the war, we will do everything to avoid dishonor, "said Senator Valerie Boye.
Officially, the French Senate proclaims its commitment to the human rights support and its readiness to prevent the new escalation in the region, blames the Azerbaijani attack and its war crimes.
However, the real French support to the citizens of Nagorno-Karabakh is mostly declarative. At the moment, only one plain with humanitarian aid was sent to Yerevan. It is not compared, for example, to the Russian humanitarian support.
France's main aim is to prevent the spread of Turkish influence in the region.
"Only its independence can guarantee the rights and freedoms of the populations of Nagorno-Karabakh which faces Turkish Islamist expansionism," the Senator said in a Twitter post.
It is difficult to imagine that the French government will follow the recommendation to recognize Artsakh. How could France do so, while even the Armenian government with N. Pashinyan is not hurrying up to give the independence to this region?!
https://southfront.org/french-senate-adopted-resolution-calling-to-recognition-of-nagorno-karabakh/
#11701580 at 2020-11-19 03:50:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14939: Corruption is WinconSin Election Board's Middle Name Edition
PUTIN: Pashinyan Refused Deployment of Russian Peacekeepers Weeks Before The Fall of Shushi
MOSCOW - On November 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin held press-conference answering questions about the situation in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the Azeri-Armenian negotiations. Putin provided a great insight into the diplomatic background of the war and the posture of the pro-Western government of Armenia, led by Soros-backed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The Russian president stated that the most important achievement was to stop the bloodshed.
"I have already said that according to official figures alone, over 4,000 people have died. I think that in reality the figures are higher. Tens of thousands are wounded and mutilated. Look, this is not a movie. This is a tragedy that has befallen real people, real families. Therefore, stopping the bloodshed is the main result.
However, to understand what is happening we will still have to go back into history, literally in a few words. I have to recall that it all started in the already remote year of 1988, when ethnic clashes took place in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgayit. Armenian civilians fell victim to these events, and later it spread to Nagorno-Karabakh.
And since the Soviet Union's leaders did not react duly to these events... let me say it again: these are sensitive issues, and I do not want to side with anyone or decide who was right or wrong. It is no longer possible to determine this now, but it was necessary to put things in order and protect civilians, and this was not done. At that point, the Armenians themselves took up arms, and this protracted conflict, a conflict building for many years, broke out. Eventually, it led to a declaration of independence, sovereignty and self-reliance by Karabakh in 1991. The Bishkek agreements were signed in 1994 and this Bishkek memorandum stopped the hostilities at that time.
What happened as a result? Karabakh declared independence, as I have said, and another seven adjacent regions came under the control of the Armenians, that is, Armenia.
This is basically what we inherited from the past and this is the problem we had to resolve.
I believe the fact that hostilities have stopped and, importantly, the parties agreed to unblock the roads and to restore economic ties is critically important and creates a good basis for normalising relations for the long term," Putin said.
Putin also revealed that the war could've been stopped weeks ago (in October, before the full collapse of the Armenian defense in the south of Artsakh and the fall of the key stronghold of Sushi), but Pashinyan was refusing to accept Russian peacekeepers in the region and allow displaced Azerbaijani people to return to the region, including Sushi.
https://fort-russ.com/2020/11/putin-Pashinyan-refused-deployment-of-russian-peacekeepers-weeks-before-the-fall-of-shushi/
#11644466 at 2020-11-14 18:50:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14867: Lock [Them] all up Edition
==Ex-head of Armenian national security detained on suspicion of assassination plot
Armenian National Security Service detained ==
Artur Vanetsyan on the suspicion of usurping power and preparing the assassination of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Vanetsyan's lawyer Lusine Sahakyan said
YEREVAN, November 14. / TASS /. Armenian National Security Service detained its former head, the leader of the Rodina party, Artur Vanetsyan on the suspicion of usurping power and preparing the assassination of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Vanetsyan's lawyer Lusine Sahakyan wrote on her Facebook page on Saturday.
"Today Artur Vanetsyan was invited to the Investigative Department of the National Security Service and detained. The authorities charged him based on false suspicions of usurping power and preparing the murder of Nikol Pashinyan," she wrote.
On November 12, the Special Investigation Service of Armenia decided to put ten opposition politicians under preliminary arrest, including Vanetsyan, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan and the representative of the Dashnaktsutyun party Ishkhan Saghatelyan on charges of organizing an illegal meeting. On November 13 they were all released from custody. Protests demanding Pashinyan's resignation have been held in Armenia since November 10.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting on November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.
https://tass.com/world/1223737
#11617677 at 2020-11-13 02:19:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14832: Dotting the I's and Crossing the T's Edition
Moscow Expects Implementation of Aliyev's Pledge to Investigate Mi-24 Incident
In the early hours of Tuesday, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a joint statement on a ceasefire in Karabakh. Under the new deal, Azerbaijan and Armenia will stop at their current positions and exchange prisoners.
The meeting of the Armenian parliament's council, which was scheduled to discuss the extraordinary session of the legislative body, did not take place due to the lack of a quorum, Naira Zohrabyan, a lawmaker from the Prosperous Armenia opposition faction, head of the standing parliamentary commission for the protection of human rights and public affairs, said.
A massive opposition rally was held in Yerevan on Wednesday, its participants demanded the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan due to his signing of an agreement on a ceasefire in the unrecognised republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. Among the demands of the demonstrators was the convening of an extraordinary session of parliament to discuss the resignation of the prime minister.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement that he had signed a joint declaration with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on a new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, which goes into effect starting Tuesday. Under the new deal, Azerbaijan and Armenia will stop at their current positions, exchange prisoners and allow for Russian peacekeepers to be deployed in the region.
A new round of hostilities started on 27 September when Yerevan and Baku both accused the other side of provocations on the line of contact. While most countries have called for restraint on both sides, Turkey declared it would provide Azerbaijan with any support it requires.
https://sputniknews.com/world/202011121081136663-Karabakh-Live-Updates-Moscow-Expects-Implementation-of-Aliyevs-Pledge-to-Investigate-Mi-24-incident/
#11611723 at 2020-11-12 19:01:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14825: Not everyone on the Electoral College is eligible to be there Edition
From Hiding, Pashinyan Issues More Excuses Through Facebook, Doesn't Mention Resignation
On November 12th, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian met and discussed the current situation in the country.
Prior to that, Artsakh Justice Minister Siran Avetisyan presented a letter of resignation to the President of Artsakh Araik Harutyunyan explaining the decision as coming down to differing political views.
Around midday on November 12th, Prime Minister, again through Facebook, issued an address to the Armenian people.
The statement, in its entirety can be read below:
"Having signed this sad document, I knew that I was under threat not only politically, but also physically, but it was more important for me to save the lives of 25 thousand of our soldiers.
Why didn't you resign in order not to sign this document? This would be desertion and an attempt to leave a difficult situation to another leader.
This document does not imply a meaningful solution to the Karabakh conflict. This document is about ending the war in Karabakh. The Karabakh conflict was not resolved then, and it is not resolved now.
I and the President of Karabakh did not provide full information about the deplorable situation, so as not to cause panic.
We have done everything to preserve every inch of Karabakh.
We fought against three armies. But, unfortunately, we were not able to fully support our army.
Yes, the signed document is very bad for Armenia, but we should not make it worse.
The document provides for the unblocking of all regional roads and provides for a railway between Iran and Armenia.
Russian peacekeepers will ensure the security of the residents of Karabakh throughout the territory. They will ensure the stability of the road connection between Stepanakert and Yerevan. Our task is to ensure stability in the country.
We will not allow representatives of the former government to create chaos in the country. We have a future. We must draw conclusions and understand the mistakes.
The problem is that the most important function of the commander is to solve the problem for the soldier. But when a soldier cannot influence further events in any way, it is no longer the soldier who must die, but the Motherland must make sacrifices for the sake of the soldier's life.
That's why I signed this infamous contract. I chose the lives of 25,000 soldiers over my career and my life.
Why didn't I consult with the people before signing the document? For a very simple reason. In the course of communicating with the people, I had to publicly and honestly present an objective situation, and this meant providing detailed information to the enemy as well, informing a detailed plan for the encirclement of our soldiers in the amount of 25 thousand people in a matter of hours.
They talk about the surrender of Meghri. This is absolutely ridiculous. We are just talking about opening regional transport links. In this case, the roads from Azerbaijan to Nakhichevan are opened, but at the same time the road from Yerevan to Syunik region via Nakhichevan is also unblocked."
What becomes apparent is this: Pashinyan refuses to resign and clings to power, he says he "ended his career" but he plans on continuing to lead the country.
https://southfront.org/from-hiding-Pashinyan-issues-more-excuses-through-facebook-doesnt-mention-resignation/
#11596025 at 2020-11-11 20:31:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14805: Interdasting Times Edition
Chaos In Armenia Ramping Up As Pashinyan Refuses To Give Up Power, Leads Country Through Facebook
The political crisis in Armenia due to the loss and presumed treason by the Yerevan government appears to be ramping up.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan - who is in hiding somewhere and gives statements over the internet - refuses to resign, together with his entire entourage.
On November 10th, Arguments and scuffles have broken out in Armenia's parliament as protesters angry at a ceasefire deal with Azerbaijan seized control of its chamber to denounce the country's leadership.
And citizens, who are attacking Radio Liberty offices, as well as thrashing the office of the Soros Foundation in Yerevan seem to be becoming aware that the pro-Western policy of the government actually cost the country an adequate response in Nagorno-Karabakh.
A defeat such as these could have been avoided, and the results could've been less severe than they are.
The Armenian opposition provided two important steps to reclaim Karabakh:
1. "Get rid of the power that ceded Karabakh"
2. "Form a government of national unity"
"This is our plan. From that moment on, the Committee for the Salvation of the Motherland has been operating, to which power in the country is transferred," said Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the opposition Dashnaktsutyun party.
Below is an overview of the situation by Re:Artsakh, who are an extremely pro-Armenian government media which covered the conflict:
"We are trying very hard so far to adhere to a relatively non-judgmental position, but damn it, Nikol Pashinyan, as if with a drilling device, is burying himself as a politician, not to mention as a leader, in desperate attempts to justify his own failures. And naturally this is a failure, and we are convinced that it is primarily a political one, which has pulled along a military one.
Essentially, or in the bottom line, as you wish, 4 years of the most exhausting war in the 90s and the next 26 crooked, lame, oblique, but years, we held Artsakh. Yes, of course, we do not diminish the responsibility of all previous leaders of Armenia, responsibility for the result of today should be collective, including all presidents from 91 years old, defense ministers, prime ministers of both republics.
The political prerequisites that led us to the "ala-peace agreement" still require careful analysis, and first, at least to find peace, because in angry emotional outbursts, we cannot find the truth. But more on that later.
Nikol Pashinyan, with his yesterday's today's and we believe with subsequent statements, and probably actions, will find a justification for his (or not his, time will tell) decision in signing a "peace agreement". For example, he does it extremely unsuccessfully, he tries to scatter all the dogs that were launched on him, either blaming Gagik Tsarukyan and his detachment for the indecision, then declaring that "the thugs of parliament, stealing his perfume and watches" would have better smashed the enemy near Shushi , then lamenting the former presidents that they left a difficult legacy (which, of course, it is difficult to disagree with), then referring to the guys recording video messages in defense of Varchapet (by the way, there are also questions about some of these videos, but maybe more about that later) ...
We would like to emphasize that whoever and to what extent is not guilty or involved, but it is the leader of the Republic of Armenia, the guarantor of the security of Artsakh, which Nikol Pashinyan has been since 2018, bears full responsibility, including for the internal political situation, which, in the opinion of a considerable part of society, played a fatal role, although in our opinion the primary reason is different."
Even the most active supporters and promoters of the Armenian course that the government had undertaken, the situation for Nikol Pashinyan and the government is quite precarious, and there is little hope for him to preserve his power, the pro-Western Soros-funded activists and now policy-makers entirely failed the population of Armenia, as well as the population of the self-proclaimed independent republic of Artsakh.
https://southfront.org/chaos-in-armenia-ramping-up-as-Pashinyan-refuses-to-give-up-power-leads-country-through-facebook/
#11567050 at 2020-11-10 01:34:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14768:Real Clear Politics Edition
Russian-Iranian Ultimatum For Ceasefire In Nagorno-Karabakh
On November 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a statement declaring a complete ceasefire and armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh from midnight Moscow time.
According to Russian President V. Putin, the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan were stopped at their current positions, and Russian peace-makers will be deployed along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are obliged to exchange all prisoners, detained persons. Bodies of the dead will be transferred from the battlefield.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees will control the return of displaced people and refugees to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Border Service of the Russian Federation will also assure control over transport communications in the region.
Currently, Iran and Russia were keeping a close watch at the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance in Nagorno-Karabakh. Both countries have their own geopolitical interests in the region. Against the background of the Azerbaijani success, Iran and Russia have formed a joint vision of "red lines", i.e. such a turn of events that will have no room to stand aside the conflict.
It is very likely that such "red lines" included the capture of Shusha, the seizure of the border-line between Nagorno-Karabakh and Iran by Azerbaijani forces, and the imminent threat of a fierce assault on Stepanakert that would cause a humanitarian catastrophe among the local population and a strong resonance in the international area.
https://southfront.org/russian-iranian-ultimatum-for-ceasefire-in-nagorno-karabakh/
#11564522 at 2020-11-09 23:11:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14765: Pelosi Has Ties With Election Software ‘Glitch’ Company
Peacekeepers to Be Deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh, Putin Says
The statement on terminating the war in Karabakh on 10 November was signed earlier by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia, and the Armenian prime minister, the Kremlin confirmed.
Peacekeepers will be deployed along the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh in accordance with the joint statement signed earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
He said that Azerbaijan and Armenia will stop at the occupied positions, adding that the transport hubs in Karabakh will be unblocked. He also said the two sides should exchange prisoners of war.
According to the Russian leader, the new ceasefire agreement will hopefully create conditions for a long-term solution to Nagorno-Karabakh crisis in the interests of both peoples.
Earlier, the Kremlin confirmed the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a joint statement on the cessation of hostilities in Karabakh.
"A statement has been signed by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. A complete cessation of fire and all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have been announced", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also wrote on Facebook that he signed the statement on ending the Karabakh war.
https://sputniknews.com/world/202011091081108838-peacekeepers-to-be-deployed-in-nagorno-karabakh-putin-says/
#11410212 at 2020-11-02 18:26:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14573
Armenian PM to Post: Israel joins forces with the devil
Pashinyan said that it was only a matter of time before Turkey's "imperialistic ambition" will be aimed toward Israel.
Israel has lined up with Turkey, terrorists and Syrian mercenaries in backing Azerbaijan in the current conflict with Armenia, and will eventually suffer the consequence of that unholy alliance, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview on Monday.
Pashinyan, speaking from Yerevan through an interpreter via Zoom, blasted Jerusalem for arming Azerbaijan, which he said is intent on "carrying out genocide against Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh."
Azerbaijan and Armenia are in the sixth week of fighting over the disputed region, with estimates of the fatalities on both sides ranging from 1,500 to 5,000.
While Israel has not commented formally on the fighting and the Foreign Ministry is trying to keep Israel out of the conflict, Pashinyan said that Israel is now very actively engaged in the conflict, "because Israeli UAVs are actively used in the war against Nagorno-Karabakh."
Armenia recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations in early October just two weeks after it opened an embassy in Tel Aviv to protest arms sales to its enemy
"I think that Israel should think about the following," the prime minister said. "Mercenaries, Islamic terrorists and Israel are now on the same side basically, so Israel should think, is this really a convenient position for it to be?"
Israel should also ponder, he made clear, whether it really wants to be on the same side in the conflict as Turkey, which he claims has moved thousands of Syrian mercenaries into Azerbaijan to fight against Nagorno- Karabakh.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/armenian-pm-to-post-israel-joins-forces-with-the-devil-647790
#11309942 at 2020-10-27 20:20:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research #14446: Melania Deserves A Decent Baker Edition
Azerbaijan Claims It Assassinated Defense Minister Of Nagorno-Karabakh, While Armenia Captures Syrian Militants In Combat Zone (Videos, Map)
The US-sponsored ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh collapsed. So, Armenia and Azerbaijan continue pound each other and make victoriuos statements.
On October 27, Azerbaijani sources released the video allegedly showing the assassination of Lieutenant General Jalal Harutyunyan in a drone strikes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijani sources claim that he was killed. These reports were denied by the Armenian side.
"This is the second time the Azerbaijani press has been spreading false information about Jalal Harutyunyan - he allegedly died. I must say right away that nothing threatens Mr. Harutyunyan's life, and the wound he received in one of the combat positions, fortunately, is not serious, and very soon he will return to the army," Vahram Poghosyan, a spokesperson of the Republic of Artsakh Pesident, said.
Nonetheless, the Karabakh leadership appointed Mikael Arzumanyan a new defense minister of the self-proclaimed republic. While Armenian sources say that Harutyunyan will soon return to the army, this move indicates that the situation is more complicated that they want to admit.
https://youtu.be/31L-bj5rlYA
On October 27 evening, the Armenian Defense Ministry released a map showing their version of the situation in the contested region. Even according to this map, Armenian forces lost almost the entire south of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani forces are close to the Lachin corridor, a vital supply route from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. An interesting fact is that the Armenians still claim that the town of Hadrut is in their hands. According to them, small 'enemy units' reach the town, make photos and then run away.
https://youtu.be/AWI9OAbgNkc
https://youtu.be/Riv0Ol-pMPk
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also made another address to the nation confirming that the war continues.
According to Azerbaijan, Armenian forces regularly shells settlements and towns behind the front line killing civilians. Baku reported on October 27 that at least four civilians were killed and 10 wounded in Armenian strikes on Goranboy, Tartar, and Barda.
After the month of the war, the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc continues keeping the initiative in the conflict and exploiting its advantage in air power, artillery, military equipment and manpower. The coming days will likely show either Ankara and Baku are able to deliver a devastating blow to Armenian forces in Karabakh in the nearest future or not. If Armenian forces repel the attack on Lachin, they will get an opportunity to survive till the moment when the 'international community' finally makes some real step to pressure Turkey and Azerbaijan enough to force them to stop the ongoing advance. If this does not happen, the outcome of the war seems to be predetermined.
https://southfront.org/azerbaijan-claims-it-assassinated-defense-minister-of-nagorno-karabakh-while-armenia-captures-syrian-militants-in-combat-zone-videos-map/
https://southfront.org/azerbaijan-claims-it-assassinated-defense-minister-of-nagorno-karabakh-while-armenia-captures-syrian-militants-in-combat-zone-videos-map/
#11284669 at 2020-10-26 09:39:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14415: Master and Servant Edition
No peace again: Nagorno-Karabakh warring parties trade
accusations of violating US-brokered ceasefire
26 Oct, 2020 07:35 / Updated 22 minutes ago
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating the truce in Nagorno-Karabakh with heavy artillery fire. The reports of renewed hostilities came after a new attempt to reach a ceasefire was announced in Washington.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Armenian forces had "violated the new humanitarian ceasefire" on Monday by shelling its positions in several locations.
The statement came just minutes after a new ceasefire - a third one agreed for now - was supposed to take effect at 8am local time. It was announced in Washington after Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, met the US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun.
Meanwhile, the army of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic denied the accusations by the Azerbaijani side. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on social media that his country is observing the ceasefire.
At the same time, the spokesperson for the Armenian Defense Ministry, Shushan Stepanyan, said that Azerbaijani artillery began firing at the positions of the Yerevan-backed Nagorno-Karabakh forces "grossly violating the ceasefire agreement." Azerbaijan, in turn, insisted it is following the truce.
MORE:
https://www.rt.com/russia/504547-no-peace-again-nagorno-karabakh/
#11225045 at 2020-10-23 00:56:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14339: Tightening Up the Ship w/CM Editio
Armenia Launches Ballistic Missiles On Azerbaijan Amid Retreat In Nagorno-Karabakh Region
On the morning of October 22, Armenian forces launched ballistic missiles at targets inside the territory of Azerbaijan. According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, 3 missiles were fired in the direction of the Siyazan region, two in the direction of the Gabala region, and one in the direction of the Kurdamir region. Baku claimed that the strike was aimed at the civilian population and civilian infrastructure. The report provided no details regarding the type of missiles employed. Nonetheless, Armenian forces have so far only employed R-17 Elbrus and OTR-21 Tochka missiles. The Armenian Armed Forces also have several much more modern 9K720 Iskander shot-range ballistic missile systems, but the complex has not yet been employed because the leadership of Armenia is in no hurry to enter a full-out war with Azerbaijan to protect the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (also known as the Republic of Artsakh).
The Armenian Defense Ministry denounced the reports as fake but it should be noted that Yerevan was also denying a ballistic missile strike on the Azerbaijani city of Ganja on October 16, a strike , which killed or injured several dozens of civilians. Later, Armenian sources spent much time marking military objects located in the city on maps. However, the civilian casualties from that strike are the confirmed fact. In their turn, Azerbaijan claims that it has destroyed at least 3 Armenian tactical ballistic complexes. A few of them were struck on the Armenian border area near Karabakh.
On the evening of October 21 and the morning of October 22 , Azerbaijani forces were developing their offensive operations in the Aghdere-Aghdam, Fizuli-Jabrayil, and Zangilan-Gubadli directions. The Azerbaijani military claimed that it had captured important grounds in Gubadli and destroyed the D-20 battery of the 155th artillery regiment of the Armenian Armed Forces in the Khojavend area. In the Aghdere area, Azerbaijani forces allegedly delivered strikes on the 5th mountain rifle regiment inflicting heavy casualties to the Armenians.
According to Azerbaijani President Ilham Alyiev, in the recent operations Azerbaijani forces captured 22 settlements in the districts of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan. These are Gejagozlu, Ashaghi Seyidahmadli, Zargar, Balyand, Papi, Tulus, Hajili, Tinli, Khurama, Khumarli, Sari Babayli, Ucunju Aghali, Hajalli, Girakh Mushlan, Udgun, Turabad, Ichari Mushlan, Malikli, Jahangirbayli, Baharli and Minjivan. Several Armenian T-72 battle tanks as well as BMP-1 and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles were also captured by Azerbaijan.
Fierce clashes in the contested region continue as both Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of sabotaging the diplomatic talks on a non-military settlement of their differences. On October 12, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan even said that there is no diplomatic solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at this stage.
https://southfront.org/armenia-launches-ballistic-missiles-on-azerbaijan/
#11215768 at 2020-10-22 18:56:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14341 E-Bake
Ukraine Is Becoming Logistical Hub For Turkish Weapon Supplies To Azerbaijan
The cargo plane of the Azerbaijani airline Silk Way West Airlines Boeing 747 announced that it will fly from Kiev to Milan, but 'somehow' appeared at the airport in Azerbaijan's Baku, according to the flight path tracked by the Flightradar24 website.
Such an 'accident' and the state of secrecy surrounding it led to a reasonable concern that in fact the plane was transporting weapons or military and dual-use goods from Ukraine to Azerbaijan, which is de-facto in the state of war with Armenia. Right now, Azerbaijani troops are clashing with the Armenians in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Furthermore, earlier, Silk Way West Airlines was repeatedly spotted as a part of weapons-trading network that delivers various weapons and ammunition to conflict zones in the Greater Middle East. Later, such weapons often appear in the hands of terrorist groups.
Military sources emphasize that the activity of transportations along the Kiev-Baku route has significantly increased after the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the defense sphere between Ukraine and Turkey. Turkey is a key ally of Azerbaijan, which supplies its with weapons and publicly supports Baku in its war with Armenia.
Ukraine, which has already bored all its 'Western partners' and achieved little real progress on its path to the so-called European integration (if one does not count the selling of national interests and economy to foreign actors), has been experiencing the rapid increase of the Turkish influence in the country. Ankara is actively exploiting the situation in Ukraine in order to achieve its own tactical and strategic goals. In the regard of the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Ukrainian authorities have already declared their support to Azerbaijan and are now participating in supplying of Azerbaijani forces. Just a few months ago, the pro-Western government of Armenia, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, was considering Ukraine as a 'natural ally' because it was also led by the pro-Western government that gained power after the coup. However, the reality appeared to be quite different and Armenia's friends sold it immediately.
If the Turkish influence in Ukraine continues to increase and this situation develops and further, the Kiev regime will have all chances to not only be a useful puppet of the Washington establishment but also become an outpost of the Turkish expansion in eastern Ukraine. The Kiev regime already supports actions of Turkish-affiliated structures in the region and seeks to demonstrate that it has no ideological differences with Ankara. The Ukrainian President vows to develop 'strategic partnership' with Turkey. The so-called 'independent' Orthodox Church of Ukraine did not even condemn the Turkish decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Instead of this, contributes all possible efforts to fight the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). It seems that if it is needed to turn Kiev Pechersk Lavra (historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev) into a mosque to get a discount for some Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, the current Kiev regime will immediately start considering such an option.
https://southfront.org/ukraine-is-becoming-logistical-hub-for-turkish-weapon-supplies-to-azerbaijan/
#11200251 at 2020-10-22 01:05:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14315: Q Exposes the Client Edition
No Diplomatic Solution To Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict At This Stage: Armenian PM
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on October 21 there was no diplomatic solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at this stage.
In a live speech on Facebook, Pashinyan revealed that everything that was acceptable to Armenia now, is not acceptable to Azerbaijan anymore.
"Azerbaijan no longer agrees with what we agree or will agree, which means that at this stage it is at least pointless to talk about any diplomatic solution," the Armenian President said.
Pashinyan also touched on the ongoing battles in Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that Armenian forces are inflicting heavy losses on the Azerbaijani troops. The PM claimed that more than 10,000 Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed, so far.
The Armenian PM concluded his speech by calling on everyone cable of carrying weapons to go and fight for Nagorno-Karabakh.
Despite Pashinyan's claims, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held separate meetings with the foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow, the press service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation reported on October 21. Foreign Ministers will also meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on October 23 in Washington.
Meanwhile, clashes continue in the disputed region. Azerbaijani forces are making new gains on a daily basis, despite receiving some losses.
Pashinyan's speech will not likely improve the chances of a political solution for the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The battle there may continue for weeks, if not months.
https://southfront.org/no-diplomatic-solution-to-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-at-this-stage-armenian-pm/
#11089093 at 2020-10-15 20:11:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14182: Clear and Present Danger? Edition
Azerbaijani President Aliyev Says Armenian PM Pashinyan is a Product of George Soros
In an exclusive parallel interview with Sputnik, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have addressed the most pressing issues regarding the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Both leaders were given an equal amount of time and identical questions.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev expressed his belief in an interview with Sputnik that Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was a product of US billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, known for his generous donations to political causes.
"The collapse of the Soviet Union indeed started with separatism in Nagorno-Karabakh. That was the trigger. People often forget about those rallies, who organised all this, who was behind it," Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told Sputnik News Agency Director General Dmitry Kiselev in an exclusive interview.
"I often say that Pashinyan is a product of Soros, and I believe everyone would agree with that. Soros is not just an individual, he is a concept. I in no way rule out that such instruments were used back then to disintegrate the great nation. Just blow it up from the inside, sow discord, play off the people, and disintegrate the country."
Azerbaijan to Never Accept Nagorno-Karabakh's Independence
"Our stance has always been based on pragmatism and I think that the ideas that already exist at the negotiating table show this clearly. As for the red lines, we have stated this clearly and the co-chairs of the Minsk Group know this very well - under no circumstances can the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan be compromised, under no circumstances can Azerbaijan agree to recognise the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh."
Baku Sees Karabakh Conflict as War of Liberation, While Yerevan Views it as Conquest
"Any war means cruelty, victims, human suffering, loss of loved ones, but the difference is that this is a war of liberation for Azerbaijan and a war of conquest for Armenia. It is no secret - and it is something that international mediators are aware of - that there are no so-called armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ninety percent of the troops in the group that Armenia calls by this name are Armenian citizens. The Armenian military summons them and sends them to Azerbaijan's occupied territories: Agdam, Fizuli, Gebrayil, Kalbajar, Qubadli, Lachin, Zangilan."
Armenian, Azerbaijani Communities Can Coexist in Nagorno-Karabakh
At the same time, Baku believes that "the Armenian community and the Azerbaijani one can peacefully live and coexist in Nagorno-Karabakh in the future", the president said.
Aliyev explained this was already the case in other areas of Azerbaijan, including the capital Baku, with its thousands-strong Armenian community, as well as in Russia, Georgia, and other countries.
"Why can't we have it here?" Aliyev said.
https://sputniknews.com/world/202010151080780706-president-aliyev-azerbaijan-will-never-accept-nagorno-karabakhs-independence/
#11071417 at 2020-10-14 20:06:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14159: Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming Edition
RAND and the Malevolent Encirclement of Russia
Over recent weeks a series of events in the states surrounding the Russian Federation has erupted that certainly are not being greeted with joy in the Kremlin. Each crisis center of itself is not a definitive game-changer for future Russian security. Taken together they suggest something far more ominous is unfolding against Moscow. A recent RAND study prepared for the US Army suggests with remarkable accuracy who might be behind what will undoubtedly become a major threat to Russian security in coming months.
The Turkish-backed attacks by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh, igniting a territory after almost three decades of relative stalemate and ceasefire, the ongoing destabilization of Lukashenko in Belarus, the bizarre EU and UK behavior surrounding the alleged poisoning of Russian dissident Navalny and most recently, the mass protests in Kyrgyzstan, a former part of the Soviet Union in Central Asia, bear the fingerprints of the MI6 of Britain, the CIA and an array of regime-change private NGOs.
Nagorno-Karabakh
On September 27 military forces from Azerbaijan broke the 1994 ceasefire with Armenia over the conflict in predominantly ethnic- Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh. The heaviest fighting in years ensued on both sides as confrontation escalated. Turkey's Erdogan came out openly in support of Baku against Armenia and Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh, leading Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, to accuse Turkey of "continuing a genocidal policy as a pragmatic task." It was a clear reference to the 1915-23 Armenian charge of genocide of more than a million Armenian Christians by the Ottoman Empire. Turkey to this day refuses to acknowledge responsibility.
While Armenia blames Erdogan for backing Azerbaijan in the present conflict in the Caucasus, Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, sometimes called "Putin's chef" for his catering empire as well as his close ties to the Russian President, has said in an interview with a Turkish paper that the Armenia-Azeri conflict was provoked by "the Americans," and that the Pashinyan regime is essentially in the service of the USA. Here it gets interesting.
In 2018 Pashinyan came to power via mass protests called the "Velvet Revolution." He was openly and heavily supported by the Soros Open Society Foundation-Armenia which since 1997 has been active funding numerous "democracy" NGOs in the country. As Prime Minister, Pashinyan has named recipients of Soros money to most key cabinet positions including state security and defense.
At the same time it is unthinkable that Erdogan's Turkey, still in NATO, would so openly support Azerbaijan in a conflict that potentially could lead to a Turkish confrontation with Russia, without prior backing in some form Washington. Armenia is a member of the economic and defense association Eurasian Economic Union together with Russia. This makes the comments of Prigozhin especially interesting.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/78243/rand-and-the-malevolent-encirclement-of.html
#10988928 at 2020-10-09 01:19:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14056: Everything has meaning Q Edition
Putin invites Azerbaijani & Armenian FMs to FRIDAY talks in Moscow, urges to halt hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the top diplomats of Armenia and Azerbaijan were invited to take part in peace talks in Moscow on Friday so that a "humanitarian" ceasefire may be agreed in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
Putin called on all sides of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh to suspend hostilities "for humanitarian reasons" to allow for a prisoner swap and an exchange of bodies of those killed in the skirmishes, the Kremlin said Thursday. The Russian president previously described the ongoing military face-off in the contested region as a "tragedy."
The foreign ministers of both Armenia and Azerbaijan were invited to participate in "consultations" to further an armistice on Friday, October 9, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will act as a mediator.
The invitation came after Putin held several rounds of calls with both Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
In addition to its attempt to make the warring parties sit down for talks, Russia is involved in mediation efforts as part of the OSCE Minsk Group, tasked with ending the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. On Thursday, the group, which lists Russia, the US, and France as its co-chairs, convened in the Swiss city of Geneva. Moscow is set to host its next meeting on October 12, according to French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian.
The decades-old dispute between over Nagorno-Karabakh - an Armenian-populated enclave inside what is internationally recognised as Azerbaijan - flared up on September 27, with Azerbaijan and Armenia pointing finger at each other as the instigator behind the new bout of heavy fighting. There have been casualties, including among civilians, reported on both sides.
https://www.rt.com/russia/502994-putin-nagorno-karabakh-talks-moscow/
#10986585 at 2020-10-08 22:20:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #14053: Brandon Caserta is Antifa Edition
Russian President Vladimir Putin Calls For End to Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Nagorno-Karabakh region saw an escalation of tension on 27 September, with both Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanging accusations of sparking the hostilities. The military actions in the region continue, despite repeated calls by the international community for a ceasefire and resumption of negotiations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the conflicting sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh military dispute to immediately cease hostilities and exchange prisoners and the bodies of those who have been killed, the Kremlin said.
"After a series of phone conversations with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Russian president calls for an end to hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone for humanitarian reasons in order to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed," the statement said.
The Russian president invited the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers to arrive in Moscow for negotiations.
"The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia are invited to Moscow on 9 October to hold consultations on these issues with the mediation of the Russian Foreign Minister", the statement added.
The statement followed multiple calls by Russia for a ceasefire in the region, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov outlining that a diplomatic settlement in Karabakh must begin with ceasefire without preconditions.
Calls to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh have been voiced by multiple members of international community, including Russia, France, Germany, the UN and the US. Turkey expressed its support to Azerbaijan, while Armenia accused Ankara of sending military advisors to the conflict - a move that Turkey has denied.
The Nagorno-Karabakh region saw an escalation of tension on 27 September, with both Yerevan and Baku accusing each other of sparking military hostilities. According to the Third Secretary of the Azerbaijan Mission to the UN, at least 30 Azeri civilians have been killed and 144 wounded in the conflict. Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan said that at least 18 civilians were killed in the unrecognized republic after hostilities broke out.
Among the injured civilians are several journalists, including a Russian blogger, Yuri Kotenok, who was seriously injured in a strike on the Ghazanchetsots church. Doctors are said to be fighting for his life, according to reports.
According to Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan, three Russians suffered injuries, among them two journalists and one local guide.
https://sputniknews.com/world/202010081080712018-russian-president-vladimir-putin-calls-for-end-to-hostilities-in-nagorno-karabakh/
#10920310 at 2020-10-04 20:42:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13974: As Always, Anons Win, Censors Fail Edition
Turkish Service Members Spotted In Azerbaijan's Ganja (Photos)
Several Turkish service members were spotted in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja following a rocket strike by Armenian forces.
The strike, which took place in the early morning of October 4, targeted a military air base near Ganja. The government of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh claims that F-16 warplanes of Turkey are deployed in the base.
Azerbaijan said the Armenian rocket strike hit buildings in Ganja's city center, killing a civilian and injuring at least four others.
Turkish service members were spotted in a video and many photos from the strike scene shared by al-Jazeera TV and Hikmet Hajiyev, a top aide of the Azerbaijani President.
A day earlier, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said special units of the Turkish Armed Forces are deployed on the ground together with the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which are leading the attack on Nagorno-Karabakh.
"There are 150 high-ranking Turkish officers leading the military operations on the part of Azerbaijan," Pashinyan said in a statement, adding "This description in itself shows that intense battles are taking place on the frontline."
While Turkey is openly supporting the ongoing Azerbaijan attack on Nagorno-Karabakh, it denies taking any part in the operations there.
The new evidence confirming the presence of Turkish troops in Azerbaijan indicates that Turkey is indeed playing a role in the ongoing military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh. The deployment of Syrian mercenaries by Turkey in Azerbaijan has been already confirmed.
https://southfront.org/turkish-service-members-spotted-in-azerbaijans-ganja-photos/
#10904202 at 2020-10-03 19:34:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13956: Court Nixes Lawless Michigan Lockdowns
Armenian-Azerbaijani Hostilities Still Gaining Momentum After 6 Days Of War
On October 3, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan addressed the nation regarding the ongoing war with Azerbaijan and the current situation in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. He declared that high-ranking Turkish military personnel are in Azerbaijan and are leading the hostilities against the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (an Armenia-affiliated self-proclaimed state).
"According to our military, in addition to the Azerbaijani army units, Syrian mercenaries and terrorists, special units of the Turkish army are involved in the attacks. We have information that 150 high level Turkish military officers are in different Azerbaijani command centers and control the military operations. What I mentioned here show how fierce clashes are taking place on the frontline," he said.
According to Pashinyan, the developments of the previous day showed that 150-200 soldiers of Azerbaijan attack every military position of the military of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (formally known as the Republic of Artsakh). These attacks are repeated several times during a day and are supported by missile and conventional artillery, armored vehicles, aircrafts and UAVs.
According to him, Nagorno-Karabakh has been fighting against "an Azerbaijani-Turkish terrorist attack, the volume and scale of which is unprecedented." Pashinyan claimed that despite numerous casualties and losses of military equipment from the Karabakh side, "the enemy was unable to solve a single tactical problem," and "intense fighting continues."
"The resilience with which our soldiers, officers, generals and volunteers withstand this heinous attack is unbelievable. Our soldiers and volunteers spare nothing and demonstrate unimaginable acts of heroism. Today hundreds of armored vehicles, dozens of airplanes and helicopters, hundreds of UAVs of the adversary have already been destroyed. Manpower losses of the adversary are over a few thousands. AT this moment fierce clashes continue in different parts of the frontline, in some cases the Defense Army units have appeared in rather unfavorable situation, in other places confidently keep control of the situation," Pashinyan said.
According to the Prime Minister of Armenia, "Turkey and Azerbaijan pursue not only military-political goals, there is not only the issue of territories."
"Their goal is the Armenians, their goal is the continuation of the Armenian genocide," he said.
According to Pashinyan, Armenia is "able to defend itself," and the end of the current conflict can only be the victory of the Armenian side.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Al Jazeera, published on October 3, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that his country cannot afford any more 'futile' negotiations with Armenia.
"We are not in a position to listen to statements like 'Stop it, we will work [with you], we will negotiate, we will help.' We have heard this many times. We do not have time to wait for another 30 years. The conflict must be resolved now," he said adding that that the (military) settlement to the conflict with Armenia must be found "as soon as possible."
https://southfront.org/armenian-azerbaijani-hostilities-still-gaining-momentum-after-6-days-of-war/
#10903466 at 2020-10-03 18:38:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13955: CV-19 Makes Congress Weaker But POTUS STRONGER Edition
Armenia Says it Is Ready to Work for Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire
Armenian PM says he has proof of Turkish intervention
Armenia said on Friday that it is ready to work towards a ceasefire in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, where the country has been battling with Azerbaijan since Sunday.
Armenia's foreign ministry said it "stands ready" to work with the US, France, and Russia "to re-establish a ceasefire regime." The US, France, and Russia co-chair the Minsk Group, which was set up in 1992 by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to promote negotiations and peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Turkey has been accused of intervening in the conflict on behalf of Azerbaijan. On Friday, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he has evidence of Turkish support. "We have proof," Pashinyan said. "They are using drones and Turkish F-16 to bomb civilian areas in Nagorno Karabakh."
Pashinyan also accused Turkey of "once again advancing on a genocidal path," referencing the Armenian genocide carried out by the Ottoman's in the early 20th century.
"The situation is much more serious," Pashinyan said when asked how the current fighting compares to clashes that broke out in 2016. "It would be more appropriate to compare it with what happened in 1915, when more than 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered during the first genocide of the 20th century."
Turkey has also been accused of sending fighters from northern Syria to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he has information that indicates Syrian fighters have traveled to Nagorno-Karabakh through Turkey.
The fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh entered its sixth day on Friday. Nearly 200 people have been confirmed killed, including 30 civilians.
https://news.antiwar.com/2020/10/02/armenia-says-it-is-ready-to-work-for-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire/
#10893013 at 2020-10-02 23:48:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13942: The Geronimo Edition
Armenian-Azerbaijani War. How Global Powerbrokers Play Fates Of Nations
The Armenian-Azerbaijani war has been raging in the South Caucasus. Clashes between the sides erupted in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh Region (de-facto controlled by Armenia) on September 27 and since they have significantly intensified causing thousands of casualties. Azerbaijan, supported by Turkey, clearly aims to capture the entire area of Karabakh and settle the Karabakh question by dismantling the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. And as of October 2, there are no indications that the hostilities will be ceased anytime soon.
The Azerbaijani leadership instigated by the Turkish 'Neo-Ottoman Empire' demonstrates the determination to deliver a devastating blow to Armenian forces. Additionally to military targets, Azerbaijani forces have been pounding cities and objects of the infrastructure in the contested region.
The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan's recent numbers:
The total enemy losses from September 27 to 08:00 pm on October 2 are as follows:
up to 230 tanks and other armored vehicles;
250 artillery pieces, multiple launch rocket systems, and mortars;
38 Air Defense means;
10 command-control and command-observation posts;
7 ammunition depots;
more than 130 vehicles;
1 S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.
Claims of Armenia during the past 24 hours only:
The full-scale advance of Azerbaijan(Turkey) on the Nagorno-Karabakh region became possible due to actions of the current Armenian government led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan and so-called 'younglings of Soros' that seized power as a result of the 2018 coup in Armenia provided an extensive anti-Russian campaign undermining relations with the only real guarantor of the Armenian security and sovereignty and thus shaky stability in Karabakh. This campaign led to the expected result. Azerbaijan and Turkey used the unwillingness of Armenia to keep the real (not formal) alliance with Russia to achieve their own military and political goals.
https://southfront.org/armenian-azerbaijani-war-how-global-powerbrokers-play-fates-of-nations/
#10887433 at 2020-10-02 17:32:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13935: Round #2? Edition
Armenian PM: Turkey in Azerbaijan to 'Continue Armenian Genocide'
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a statement on Thursday that Turkey is attempting "to continue the Armenian Genocide" through its involvement in Yerevan's dispute with neighboring Azerbaijan.
Fighting erupted last weekend on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a region known as Nagorno-Karabakh, which is majority ethnic Armenian but falls within the established border of Azerbaijan, established during the Soviet era. Local Armenian separatists declared themselves the sovereign state of Artsakh in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading to war in the 1990s followed by occasional skirmishes. Neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan recognizes Artsakh as a state, though Armenian officials hinted this week the nation may consider doing so in light of recent hostilities.
It remains unclear how the current hostilities began, as both sides claim the other began firing across the border. The fighting has expanded far beyond Nagorno-Karabakh in the last five days. On Thursday, Armenian officials reported that they had shot down an Azeri drone near Yerevan, the nation's capital.
During the last round of skirmishes in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azeri government threatened to bomb Armenia's nuclear power plant, Metsamor.
"The Armenian side must not forget that our army's state-of-the-art missile systems allow us to strike the Metsamor nuclear plant with precision, which could lead to a great catastrophe for Armenia," Vagif Dargahli, a spokesman for the Azeri Defense Ministry, said.
Metsamor, a leftover of the Soviet era, is considered one of the world's most dangerous nuclear plants due to its lack of containment mechanisms.
In his statement Thursday, Pashinyan accused Turkey, which has offered military support to Azerbaijan and stands accused of funneling Syrian fighters into Nagorno-Karabakh, of attempting to complete the Armenian Genocide of 1915, which Turkey still denies happened. Turkey killed as many as 1.2 million of the 1.5 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire at the time, in addition to annihilating other Christian populations like Assyrians and Greeks.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/10/02/armenian-pm-turkey-in-azerbaijan-to-continue-armenian-genocide/
#10838269 at 2020-09-29 18:50:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13871: SURPRISE! NOT For Anons Edition
Armenian PM says Azerbaijan's operation in Karabakh was plotted during drills with Turkey
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27
\MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Azerbaijan's operation in Nagorno-Karabakh was plotted during joint drills with Turkey, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday.
"Azerbaijan must immediately stop its aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia because it was unleashed by Azerbaijan," he said in an interview with the 60 Minutes program on the Rossiya-1 television channel. "This operation was planned beforehand and there are no doubts that this operation was plotted during joint drill with the Turkish armed forces."
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27, when Azerbaijan said its positions had come under extensive fire from Armenia. Armenia, in turn, said the Azerbaijani army had staged an offensive in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh. It said a number of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, including its administrative center Stepanakert, had come under shelling by Azerbaijan. Both sides report casualties, including among civilians. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have imposed martial law and announced mobilization.
https://tass.com/world/1206605
#10811419 at 2020-09-27 18:42:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13837: Information Warefare Success! Edition
>>10811413
"Get ready to defend our sacred homeland," Pashinyan said on Facebook.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) is a key ally of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) is a key ally of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) Photo: SPUTNIK / Sergei GUNEYEV
Armenia said that Azerbaijan attacked civilian settlements in Nagorny Karabakh including the main city Stepanakert.
Pashinyan's wife, Anna Hakobyan, said that she had travelled to a hospital in Stepanakert to be with her Karabakh "brothers and sisters".
Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said there were reports of dead and wounded. "Extensive damage has been inflicted on many homes and civilian infrastructure," it said.
Karabakh's rights ombudsman Artak Beglaryan pointed to "civilian casualties," while Armenia said a woman and child were killed.
Ethnic Armenian separatists seized the Nagorny Karabakh region from Baku in a 1990s war that claimed 30,000 lives.
Talks to resolve one of the worst conflicts to emerge from the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have been largely stalled since a 1994 ceasefire agreement.
France, Russia and the United States have mediated peace efforts as the "Minsk Group" but the last big push for a peace deal collapsed in 2010.
Pope Francis told crowds on Saint Peter's Square he was praying for peace and called for "concrete gestures of good will and fraternity" from the warring sides.
Political observers said global powers should intensify talks to stop the conflict.
"We are a step away from a large-scale war," Olesya Vartanyan of the International Crisis Group told AFP.
"One of the main reasons for the current escalation is a lack of any proactive international mediation between the sides for weeks," she added.
"War is resuming. Time for Russia, France and US, individually and jointly, to stop it," tweeted Dmitry Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre.
Karabakh separatist leader, Arayik Harutyunyan, accused Ankara of sending mercenaries to Azerbaijan.
On Sunday morning, Azerbaijan started "active bombing" along Karabakh's frontline including civilian targets and in Stepanakert, Karabakh's presidency said.
The rebel defence ministry said its troops shot down four Azerbaijani helicopters and 15 drones, while Baku denied the claim.
In July, heavy clashes along the two countries' shared border hundreds of kilometres from Karabakh claimed the lives of at least 17 soldiers from both sides.
Raising the stakes, Azerbaijan at the time threatened to strike Armenia's atomic power station if Yerevan attacked strategic facilities.
During the worst recent clashes in April 2016, around 110 people were killed.
#10811413 at 2020-09-27 18:42:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13837: Information Warefare Success! Edition
https://www.ibtimes.com/clashes-between-azerbaijan-armenia-separatists-leave-least-23-dead-3052603
Clashes Between Azerbaijan And Armenia Separatists Leave At Least 23 Dead
By Mariam HARUTYUNYAN with Emil GULIYEV in Baku
09/27/20 AT 1:03 PM
00:29
Pope Francis Angrily Slaps Woman's Hand As She Grabs And Pulls Him During New Year's Eve Greetings
Arch foes Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday accused each other of initiating deadly clashes that claimed at least 23 lives over a decades-long territorial dispute and threatened to draw in regional powers Russia and Turkey.
The worst clashes since 2016 have raised the spectre of a fresh war between long-standing rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia which have been locked for decades in a territorial dispute over the Armenia-backed breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh.
Sixteen Armenian separatist fighters were killed and more than 100 wounded in fighting, rebel officials said.
Both sides also reported casualties including at least one Armenian woman and child. Baku said that an Azerbaijani family of five were killed in shelling launched by Armenian separatists.
Priest Ter Abel prays for peace outside the village of Movses on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on July 15, 2020
Priest Ter Abel prays for peace outside the village of Movses on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on July 15, 2020 Photo: AFP / Karen MINASYAN
A major confrontation between Muslim Azerbaijan and majority Christian Armenia threatened to embroil regional players Moscow and Ankara and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on global powers to prevent Turkey from getting involved in the conflict.
"We are on the brink of a full-scale war in the South Caucasus," Pashinyan warned.
Azerbaijan's "authoritarian regime has once again declared war on the Armenian people", he added.
France, Germany and the EU swiftly urged an "immediate ceasefire," while Pope Francis prayed for peace.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) is a key ally of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) is a key ally of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) Photo: SPUTNIK / Sergei GUNEYEV
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the military flareup with Pashinyan and called for "an end to hostilities".
"The Russian side expressed serious concern over the resumption of large-scale clashes," the Kremlin said.
But Azerbaijan's ally Turkey blamed Yerevan for the flare-up and promised Baku its "full support".
"The Turkish people will support our Azerbaijani brothers with all our means as always," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted.
Ethnic Armenian separatists seized the Nagorny Karabakh region from Baku in a 1990s war that claimed 30,000 lives
Ethnic Armenian separatists seized the Nagorny Karabakh region from Baku in a 1990s war that claimed 30,000 lives Photo: Armenian Defence Ministry / Handout
Azerbaijan accused Armenian forces of violating a ceasefire, saying it had launched a counter-offensive to "ensure the safety of the population", using tanks, artillery missiles, combat aviation and drones.
Azerbaijan imposed martial law and a curfew in large cities and said it had captured from Armenian rebels a strategic mountain that helps control transport communications between Yerevan and the Armenian-held enclave.
In a televised address to the nation earlier Sunday, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev vowed victory over Armenian forces.
Priest Ter Abel prays for peace outside the village of Movses on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on July 15, 2020
Priest Ter Abel prays for peace outside the village of Movses on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on July 15, 2020 Photo: AFP / Karen MINASYAN
"Our cause is just and we will win," he said, echoing a famous quote from Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's address at the outbreak of World War II in Russia.
"Karabakh is Azerbaijan," he said.
Both Armenia and Karabakh declared martial law and military mobilisation.
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#10811346 at 2020-09-27 18:36:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13837: Information Warefare Success! Edition
Azerbaijan follows Armenia in announcing martial law after intensive border clashes
Azerbaijan has introduced martial law and curfews in several regions of the country following an escalation of border hostilities with the Armenia-backed disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The order, which will come into force from Monday, mirrors Yerevan's reaction to the crisis. The government of Armenia declared martial law and ordered the mobilization of reserve troops earlier on Sunday. Authorities in the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic did the same.
Tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia spiked this weekend after the Azeri side launched a military operation against the Nagorno-Karabakh forces. Baku said it was acting in response to artillery shelling, but Yerevan said the operation was planned in advance and launched under false pretenses, in violation of a ceasefire.
Leaders of both countries addressed their respective peoples, rallying public support. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said national troops were "fighting on the Azeri land and crushing the enemy" for the righteous cause of restoring their country's territorial integrity.
Meanwhile, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his country was prepared to fend off the attack against Nagorno-Karabakh, possibly fighting against Azerbaijan on its own territory. "Our cause is just and the criminal encroachment will be met with a worthy counter strike," he pledged.
Sunday's escalation is the latest development in a protracted conflict between the two neighbors over Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian region of Azerbaijan that split from Baku three decades ago. Armenia supports the self-proclaimed republic but never actually recognized it as a sovereign state. After the latest crisis, this may change, the Armenian prime minister warned.
https://www.rt.com/russia/501859-azerbaijan-armenia-martial-law/
#10810997 at 2020-09-27 18:04:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13836: Debate Drug Tests are a Must
>>10810409
>>10810597
Nikol Pashinyan
@NikolPashinyan
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Azerbaijan has launched a missile & aerial attack against #Artsakh. Peaceful settlements including #Stepanakert have been attacked. Armenian side has shot down 2 helicopters & 3 UAVs, destroyed 3 tanks. We stay strong next to our army to protect our motherland from Azeri invasion
#10810457 at 2020-09-27 16:47:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13836: Debate Drug Tests are a Must
DS wargames? Fits their m.o. to get Russia tensions brewing
Islam v Orthodox
Armenian government introduces martial law, announces general mobilization
Earlier, President of the inrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan announced martial law in the country
YEREVAN, September 27. /TASS/. The Armenian government imposed martial law in the country in connection with the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh and announced a general mobilization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday.
"Dear compatriots, now, by the decision of the government, martial law and general mobilization are declared in Armenia. I urge all personnel to come to recruitment offices," he said.
Earlier, President of the inrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan announced martial law in the country due to the escalation of the situation on the line of contact with Azerbaijan.
On Sunday morning, Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan said that Armenia began intensive shelling on the positions of the Azerbaijani army and settlements, with reported casualties and wounded among the civilian population. In turn, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the Azerbaijani armed forces launched an offensive in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The conflict between Baku and Yerevan began in February 1988, when the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its secession from the Azerbaijan SSR. During the conflict of 1992-1994, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. Since 1992, negotiations have been held on a peaceful settlement of the conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, chaired by Russia, the United States, and France.
https://tass.com/world/1205523
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Azerbaijani, Russian top diplomats discuss situation in Karabakh over phone
The Russian top diplomat "expressed concern over the current situation in the region and stressed the importance of resuming the ceasefire"
BAKU, September 27. /TASS/. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, about the situation at the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani foreign ministry said on Sunday after their telephone conversation.
"Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on September 27 at the initiative of the Russian side. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told his Russian counterpart that on September 27 the Armenian army had blatantly violated the ceasefire and shelled Azerbaijani positions along the contact line from heavy weapons, mortars and artillery systems," it said.
The Russian top diplomat "expressed concern over the current situation in the region and stressed the importance of resuming the ceasefire," it said.
Bayramov, in turn, stressed that "the Azerbaijani side is taking corresponding countermeasures against the Armenian army as part of its right to self-defense and to ensure security of civilian population," the ministry added.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27, when Azerbaijan said its positions had come under extensive fire from Armenia. Armenia, in turn, said the Azerbaijani army had staged ab offensive in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh. It said a number of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, including its administrative center Stepanakert, had come under shelling by Azerbaijan. Both sides report casualties, including among civilians. Armenia's authorities have imposed martial law and announced mobilization of reservists.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.
https://tass.com/world/1205643
#10810190 at 2020-09-27 16:08:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13835: What's Up with Durham Probe? Earlies Edition
Call to arms: Armenia declares martial law & TOTAL MOBILIZATION as fighting against Azerbaijan continues
Members of Armenia's army reserve were ordered to report to their local conscription office shortly after their country's and Azerbaijani forces engaged in heavy fighting along the contested Nagorno-Karabakh border.
The nationwide conscription call and martial law were both announced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan earlier on Sunday. His Facebook post urged reservists to turn up at their territorial recruitment offices "for the sake of our homeland and for the sake of victory."
The call to arms and martial law will be put in place because Azerbaijan may decide to attack Armenia, the premier clarified in an address to the nation later in the day.
Comprising around 44,000 active-duty troops - less than half of them conscripts - the Armenian military relies on a 210,000-strong standing reserve. Armenians who have completed military service as enlisted personnel bear an obligation to become soldiers in wartime up to the age of 50. Officers are mandated to remain in the reserve force until they turn 60.
https://www.rt.com/russia/501841-armenia-military-mobilization-karabakh/
#8572016 at 2020-03-26 15:47:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10975: Covid19 Vax WUT? "You First Nigga" Edition
>>8571757
Adopted kid, foster kids, backed by Clinton and Jay Z, endorsed Hillary, opposed to YES CA, father is producer, Jewish heritage
As early as 2017, speculation had swirled around Garcetti's potential presidential run in 2020. In 2018, rumors continued about his political ambitions as he has made visits to early primary states. In April, he spent two days attending political events across Iowa.[134] In May, he delivered the commencement address at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.[135] However, on January 29, 2019, Garcetti announced he would not run for president in 2020, opting to finish his term as mayor.
In April 2018, Garcetti met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The meeting focused on continuing efforts to advance women's rights, and raised concerns about human rights and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen.]
On September 22, 2019, Garcetti attended the rally of Armenia's prime minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Grand Park. He stated, "With this prime minister, a new day of sunshine has come to Armenia, a day of democracy, a day of openness, a day of no more corruption, a day where we can say in Los Angeles, it is time for us to pick up to visit, invest, to support, to help the new Armenia rise, and rise, and rise under the leadership of this prime minister.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Garcetti
#6888805 at 2019-07-01 15:40:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8811: QR AM Bake II Edition
>>6888641
Not sure how but I missed Armenia…
Armenia is in the midst of a significant transition following mass antigovernment protests and elections in 2018 that forced out an entrenched political elite. The new government has pledged to deal with long-standing problems including systemic corruption, opaque policymaking, a flawed electoral system, and weak rule of law.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN 2018:
Serzh Sargsyan, the country's president since 2008, attempted to extend his rule in April by becoming prime minister under a new parliamentary system, prompting mass demonstrations across the country that led to his swift resignation and the parliament's election of protest leader Nikol Pashinyan to replace him in May.
Ruling with an interim cabinet of deputies from his Yelq Alliance even as Sargsyan's Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) continued to dominate the parliament, Pashinyan attempted to enact electoral reforms, combat corruption, and improve socioeconomic conditions.
Although the interim government was unable to pass electoral reforms, Pashinyan's new My Step Alliance swept snap parliamentary elections in December, taking 70 percent of the vote. The new parliament was set to convene in early 2019.
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2019/armenia
https://www.apnews.com/Armenia
#3610001 at 2018-10-26 09:21:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4581: Good Morning POTUS Edition
Bolton in Armenia. MSM busy with other news.
Oct 16th PM resigned but remained "acting".
"Armenia's current president, Nikol Pashinyan, came to power on May 8, 2018, when he mobilized 250,000 supporters in Yerevan's central square and threatened a nationwide strike to protest Parliament's rejection of his bid to become prime minister. Relenting to the power of the mob, Parliament voted Mr. Pashinyan into office that very day, despite the fact that his party held only 9 of the legislature's 105 seats.
Since taking office, the self-described "people's candidate" has moved systematically to disrupt and dismantle Armenia's governing institutions." -Washington Times
#2520915 at 2018-08-09 05:41:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3180 Baker See, Baker Do Edition
>>2520785
Nikol Pashinyan has to see a guy about a thing…
#2520785 at 2018-08-09 05:29:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3180 Baker See, Baker Do Edition
Armenian Prime Minister Wants Face-to-Face Meeting With Trump
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Request comes amid escalating tension with Turkey
The newly installed Prime Minister of Armenia is amping up efforts to get a face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump, an effort that recently received a boost in Congress, when nearly 50 members formally petitioned the White House to organize a meeting with the Armenia leader. Nikol Pashinyan was swept into office in May after leading a poplar revolution against the former regime led by Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who was forced out of office by Pashinyan, a prominent newspaper editor and reformist voice. On the heels of this electoral victory, Pashinyan has been seeking a one-on-one with Trump to help bolster ties between the United States and Armenia.
The request for a meeting with Trump comes as tensions escalate between the United States and Turkey, which was recently hit with sanctions for its continued detainment of American Pastor Andrew Brunson. Proponents of the meeting with Pashinyan see an opportunity to bolster ties between the United States and Armenia as diplomatic tensions escalate with Turkey, which has traditionally had chilly relations with Armenia.
"The Republic of Armenia has seen a remarkable change in its government through peaceful and democratic means over the past few months," wrote nearly 50 lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in a July 30 letter to the White House. "As part of this movement, Mr. Pashinyan-a former newspaper editor and political prisoner-led tens of thousands of Armenians through the streets of Yerevan to protest former President and Prime Minister Sargsyan's decade-long rule," the letter states. "Prior to being voted into his role of Prime Minister in May, Mr. Pashinyan organized this nonviolent grassroots movement known as the 'Velvet Revolution,' which ultimately forced Mr. Sargsyan to resign."
The United States has an opportunity to strengthen its ties with Armenia on the heels of a popular revolution that could usher in series reforms, the lawmakers said. "As Armenia seeks to bolster government transparency, strengthen democratic institutions, and empower civil society, it is critical for the United States to deepen its ties with this regional partner at every level of government," the lawmakers wrote. "Without question, your meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan would help to further this goal and strengthen dialogue between our countries."
As American pastor Brunson continues to be held in Turkish prison, the United States has an opportunity to cement ties with Armenia, one of Turkey's chief diplomatic rivals. In addition to a meeting with Trump, Congress is petitioning the U.S. administration to pursue high-level diplomatic talks with the new Armenian government.
The lawmakers are seeking "a series of high-level conversations between your [Trump's] Cabinet Secretaries and their counterparts in Armenia-many of whom have recently been appointed as members of the newly formed government," according to the letter. "These meetings would help to establish a critical bridge between our countries, helping to further increase Armenia's inclusion in the international system and likely leading to more comprehensive U.S.-Armenian bilateral trade."
The Trump administration has been mum on the request, declining to comment on questions from the Washington Free Beacon about a potential meeting. A State Department official told the Free Beacon it "reviews and appropriately responds to all congressional correspondence," but would not comment any further. The White House National Security Council also declined to comment on the matter.
One former Trump administration official who has seen the letter told the Free Beacon the White House should seize the moment with Armenia and build up new ties. "At the very moment Turkey is turning away from the U.S. and our national interests abroad, Armenia is doing everything in its power to extend the olive branch and establish an even closer relationship with America," the source said. "President Trump should embrace that and not back down in the face of Erdogan and his radical Muslim thuggery."
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/armenian-prime-minister-wants-face-face-meeting-trump/
#1842067 at 2018-06-21 04:38:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2321: Redux
Meanwhile in Armenia
Armenia's revolutionary government steps up anti-corruption purge
A former ruling party MP and mob boss are detained, and the nation cheers the crackdown.
Grigor Atanesian Jun 19, 2018
Screenshot of a video of a security services' raid on the home of MP Manvel Grigoryan after he was arrested on corruption charges.
Armenia's authorities have accelerated their campaign against officials in the former government with a series of anti-corruption arrests, heightening the battle between the new regime and the former elite.
After Nikol Pashinyan was elected prime minister May 8 largely on the strength of an anti-corruption platform, his new team took a cautious approach toward allegedly corrupt former officials. Pashinyan's pick to head the National Security Service (NSS), Artur Vanetsyan, emphasized the need to tackle corruption but took a relatively nonconfrontational approach.
Throughout May, the NSS publicly presented evidence of tax fraud committed by a number of companies, including those controlled by a former ruling Republican Party member of parliament. But Vanetsyan had said that he considered reimbursement of damages made to the state sufficient grounds for dropping criminal charges, and no high-profile arrests were made in connection to these charges.
But in June, the campaign has taken a more aggressive turn. On June 14, the NSS arrested two senior officials in the Yerevan city government, which is still controlled by Republicans. On June 16, in the city of Etchmiadzin, the houses of Republican MP Manvel Grigoryan, a retired lieutenant general in the Armenian armed forces, and mob boss Artur Asatryan (known as "Don Pipo") were raided by masked NSS officers. Both men were arrested on illegal weapons procurement charges, with Asatryan also accused of kidnapping.
Grigoryan's supporters and allies mobilized after his arrest. RPA spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov called the arrest "unconstitutional and unlawful." His concerns were reiterated by Armen Ashotyan, another high-profile Republican MP (Ashotyan later deleted his Facebook post). At the same time, supporters of the detained general gathered to protest at NSS headquarters and even tried to close down a street.
Returning from a short visit to Nagorno-Karabakh, Pashinyan also weighed in. In a Facebook live video, he claimed that at Grigoryan's mansion, the NSS found not only arms but also food sent by schoolchildren in April 2016, intended for soldiers on the frontlines in Nagorno-Karabakh. A few hours later, footage of the search of Grigoryan's house was broadcast by Armenian public television.
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#1308557 at 2018-05-05 16:30:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1640: May 5th 5:5 No Coincidences Edition
Armenia's Velvet Revolution
The now near certain but previously unthinkable election of Nikol Pashinyan, a politician beholden to no foreign governments or special interests, as prime minister shines a bright light into Armenia's future; for the first time in decades there is hope that Armenia, the world's first Christian nation, will gain greater independence from post-Soviet Russia with the hope of removing its own post-Soviet vestiges. This is with the hope that Pashinyan will in fact "drain the swamp" - and of course: Make Armenia Great Again.
#1178682 at 2018-04-25 08:39:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1474: Quality Over Quantity
Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader who helped force Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan to resign on Monday, said he was ready to be the country's next premier and would keep up pressure on the elite until it agreed to real change.
Karapetyan, calling for a new election, said that if Pashinyan was the people's choice, they could elect him.
The economy would face problems if the crisis continued, Karapetyan said.
Sarksyan, who previously served as Armenia's presidentfor a decade, resigned as prime minister on Monday after almost two weeks of street protests prompted by accusations he had manipulated the constitution to cling to power.
Reporting by Hasmik Mkrtchyan; Editing by Angus MacSwan
https
://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-armenia-politics/armenians-protests-as-acting-leader-suggests-new-elections-idUKKBN1HW0NX
#1171692 at 2018-04-24 19:31:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1465: We Will Be Coming Home After Leaving A Lasting Footprint
By Margarita Antidze and Hasmik Mkrtchyan | YEREVAN
A politician who forced Armenia's prime minister to resign led thousands of people on a march on Tuesday after which he said he was ready to take the reins of power and would keep up pressure on the ruling elite until they agreed to real change.
Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan, who had ruled the country as president before that for a decade, resigned on Monday after almost two weeks of street protests prompted by accusations he had manipulated the constitution to cling to power.
Lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan played an instrumental role in ousting Sarksyan, organising many of the protests and calling for the premier to go in a televised exchange before being jailed and then released. He is set to start talks with the ruling party on Wednesday.
In a move likely to prolong a political crisis that has rocked one of Russia's closest allies in the former Soviet Union, Pashinyan said on Tuesday he was ready to become the country's next prime minister.
"If people put this responsibility on me, I'm ready to become the prime minister," Pashinyan, wearing his trademark black baseball cap and military-style T-shirt, told reporters.
The 42-year-old said the velvet revolution he had helped bring about was not over and that the next step would be the election of a new premier and the holding of an early parliamentary election.
He said he would not accept a new prime minister drawn from the ranks of the ruling Republican Party, which Sarksyan, the man he forced to resign, still leads.
If elected himself, he said he would try to maintain a balance in foreign policy, but ruled out questioning the presence of Russian military bases in Armenia or the country's membership in Russia-led military and economic alliances.
"We are not going to make any sharp geopolitical moves," he said.
Hours earlier, Pashinyan had led thousands of people through the capital Yerevan to a hilltop memorial dedicated to the victims of Ottoman Turk massacres of Armenians in 1915, cementing his growing political stature.
Some chanted his name and waved the national flag as they marked the anniversary of the killings.
https://
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-armenia-politics/armenian-politician-who-forced-pms-resignation-stakes-claim-to-power-idUKKBN1HV27E
#1160271 at 2018-04-23 21:03:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1451: Drops Going Fast
Armenia opposition leader demands snap election after PM resigns
Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan steps down amid protests, says he will not be involved in "required solutions" to unrest.
Armenia's opposition leader has demanded a snap parliamentary election in the wake of former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's resignation over widespread anti-government demonstrations.
Nikol Pashinyan told a rally on Monday in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, he is "ready to discuss conditions of Sargsyan's resignation and transfer of power".
"The National Assembly shall be entitled to nominate candidates for prime minister within a week. Until then, an interim government will be formed, after that snap extraordinary parliamentary elections are needed," Pashinyan said, according to Armenian website NEWS.am.
Sargsyan resigned earlier on Monday following days of protests in Yerevan against his government, which critics accuse of corruption and authoritarian rule.
Thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets since demonstrations began on April 13.
Sargsyan said he would adhere to the demands of the protesters and step down.
"[Opposition leader] Nikol Pashinyan was right. I was wrong. This situation requires solutions, but I won't participate in them. I leave the post of this country's prime minister," a statement on Sargsyan's website said.
"The movement on the streets is against my office. I will fulfil your claim," according to the statement.
Pashinyan, who was released from police detention on Monday fewer than 24 hours after being arrested at a protest in Yerevan, had called on his supporters to launch a "velvet revolution" to remove Sargsyan from power.
Sargsyan was appointed prime minister after serving 10 years as president [File/Dmitry Lovetsky/AP]
Sargsyan, 63, had promised not to run for the post of prime minister having served two consecutive five-year terms as president, but was formally nominated by Armenia's ruling Republican Party earlier this month.
Armenia amended its constitution to change the government from a presidential to a parliamentary system in a 2015 referendum, making the presidency largely ceremonial and strengthening the office of the prime minister, a position which is not constrained by term limits.
Vartan Oskanian, a former Armenian foreign minister, told Al Jazeera the anti-government demonstrations were sparked by Sargsyan renaging on a promise "not to seek any high office if the constituational change passed".
"The prime minister, under the new constitution, has the combined powers of the president and the prime minister and that was the entire protest against him [Sargsyan]," Oskanian said.
Karen Karapetian, who served as prime minister before Sargsyan assumed office, has been appointed to the role again in an interim capacity.
Members of the military took part in anti-government protests in Yerevan on Monday [Vahram Baghdasaryan/Reuters]
Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker, reporting from Yerevan, said Sargsyan's resignation was "astonishing".
"Thousands of people are on the streets, cheering and hugging each other, jumping up and down and honking their horns … things happened so quickly, I don't think the crowd was expecting this but it is exactly what they wanted," Forestier-Walker said.
"We saw soldiers take to the streets, we saw priests, children and their parents, young and old coming out to show Armenia was really united in wanting these changes."
"This is an indication of how much people in Armenia have realised that they had the power to affect change in a system that was widely regarded as corrupt."
https:// www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/armenia-prime-minister-serzh-sargsyan-resigns-protests-180423120123655.html
#1157436 at 2018-04-23 17:46:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1447: Another Manic Monday Edition
The Armenians have spoken.
"There were scenes of jubilation on Monday in the Armenian capital Yerevan after protests forced the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan.
Opposition supporters accused Mr Sargsyan, who was made prime minister last week after serving 10 years as president, of clinging to power.
"The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand," Mr Sargsyan said in a statement.
Former prime minister Karen Karapetyan has taken over as acting PM.
The announcement came soon after opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was released from detention. Mr Pashinyan had been arrested on Sunday after he called for Mr Sargsyan's resignation during televised talks."
http:// www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43868433
#1155598 at 2018-04-23 14:17:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1445: Stealth E-Bake Edition
>>1155562
https:// www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/serzh-sargsyan-resigns-as-armenias-prime-minister-after-protests
Armenia's prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, has resigned unexpectedly in an apparent attempt to quell days of massive street protests.
Residents of the capital, Yerevan, poured out on the streets to celebrate after Sargsyan announced his resignation in an online statement. "The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand," the statement said.
Hundreds of uniformed soldiers had joined anti-government demonstrators earlier on Monday on the 11th consecutive day of protests over an alleged power grab by Sargsyan.
Prior to Sargsyan's resignation, and apparently yielding to opposition pressure, police released Nikol Pashinyan, a protest leader and opposition MP who had been arrested alongside hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday in an attempt to crush the demonstrations. Until his release, Pashinyan's whereabouts had been unknown.
#1147081 at 2018-04-22 19:45:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1434: The (New and Improved Earth) Day Edition
Fuck. How do you expect that The People wake up if there isn't help of the Police/Military?. This is frustrating
http:// www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-43856383/scuffles-as-armenia-protest-leader-Nikol-Pashinyan-detained
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#1147058 at 2018-04-22 19:43:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1434: The (New and Improved Earth) Day Edition
'''Fuck. How do you expect that The People wake up if there isn't help of the Police/Military?. This is frustrating…"'
http:// www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-43856383/scuffles-as-armenia-protest-leader-Nikol-Pashinyan-detained
#1128646 at 2018-04-21 11:02:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1410: The World is Watching Edition
YEREVAN
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan, appointed this month after 10 years as president, called for immediate dialogue on Saturday with opposition protesters who accuse him of clinging to power and demand he step down.
Sarksyan's call coincided with a ninth consecutive day of rallies by tens of thousands of opposition supporters demonstrating against his appointment.
"I'm deeply concerned by political developments in the country and call on MP Nikol Pashinyan to start a political dialogue in order to avoid irreversible losses," Sarksyan said in a statement. "It should be done immediately."
Pashinyan, an opposition MP and the leader of the protests, said it was "too late to talk to the government."
"I'm calling on Serzh Sarksyan to accept our demand," he told journalists.
https://
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-armenia-politics-protests/armenian-pm-calls-for-dialogue-with-opposition-protesters-idUKKBN1HS0AP
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#63080 at 2021-02-25 17:42:08 (UTC+1)
QR Midnight Riders #288: Why Would Biden Cancel Operation Talon? Edition
Protests rock Armenia as PM slams 'coup' attempt: Live updates
Nikol Pashinyan is under mounting pressure to quit over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, but his supporters have come out in force.
By
David Child and
Anealla Safdar
25 Feb 2021 - Updated: 2 hours ago
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accused top military officers of attempting a coup after they demanded that he step down, adding fuel to months-long protests calling for his resignation.
Anti-government sentiment swelled last November, after the conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region ended, and gathered pace again this week. The conflict saw thousands killed on both sides and swathes of territory in and around the mountainous region ceded to Azerbaijan.
With pressure on Pashinyan mounting as protesters decry his handling of that war, the military on Thursday issued a statement calling for his resignation.
Pashinyan responded by firing Onik Gasparyan, the head of the army's General Staff.
He then took to the streets of the capital, Yerevan, in a bid to rally supporters behind him - a move that worked, with thousands coming out to back him.
But throngs of opposition demonstrators also protested in Yerevan on Thursday, chanting "Nikol, you traitor!" and "Nikol, resign!" while blocking streets and paralysing traffic around the capital.
3 hours ago (14:16 GMT)
Defence ministry says 'unacceptable' to involve army in politics
Armenia's defence ministry issues a statement saying that the army is not a political structure and that any attempts to involve it in politics are inadmissible.
"The army is not a political institution and attempts to involve it in political processes are unacceptable," the ministry said. "Each such attempt is a threat to the stability and security of the Armenian Republic."
3 hours ago (14:05 GMT)
Armenia in 'unprecedented crisis'
Richard Giragosian, director of the Yerevan-based Regional Studies Center think-tank, says there is "an unprecedented new danger and risk of a potential military coup" in Armenia.
"We are approaching an unprecedented crisis that's threatening the integrity of normally stable civil-military relations," Giragosian told France 24.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/25/armenia-pm-accuses-top-military-of-coup-attempt-live-updates
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#20590683 at 2024-03-19 15:46:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research Canada #55: Techno-Tyranny Edition
Armenia's PM says he must return disputed areas to Azerbaijan or face war - report
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-792647
Azerbaijan has said that the return of its lands is a necessary precondition for a peace deal to end three decades of conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan retook in September.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia may face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku on returning some strategic Azerbaijani territories that Armenia has controlled since the early 1990s.
Pashinyan was speaking during a Monday meeting with residents of border areas in northern Armenia's Tavush region, close to a string of deserted Azerbaijani villages that Yerevan has controlled since the opening phases of the countries' three-decade-long conflict in the early 1990s.
TASS quoted Pashinyan as saying in a video of the meeting circulated by his government: "Now we can leave here, let's go and tell [Azerbaijan] that no, we are not going to do anything. This means that at the end of the week a war will begin." Continue…
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#138786 at 2024-04-05 12:44:00 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #431: Life, Liberty, Property Edition
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Tunisia: Draft Law Proposed to Regulate the Work and Funding of Nongovernmental Organizations Operating in the Country
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-03/tunisia-draft-law-proposed-to-regulate-the-work-and-funding-of-nongovernmental-organizations-operating-in-the-country/
South Korea: Digital Medical Products Act Enacted
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-03-31/south-korea-digital-medical-products-act-enacted/
Azerbaijan: First Competition Code Adopted and Promulgated
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-03-25/azerbaijan-first-competition-code-adopted-and-promulgated/
Kuwait: Authorities Withdraw Kuwaiti Citizenship from Political Opponent
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2024-04-01/kuwait-authorities-withdraw-kuwaiti-citizenship-from-political-opponent/
Spotlight: NATO
https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Nato/
April 5, 2024 - April 6, 2024
ASLCS 2024 Spring Business Meeting
National Conference of State Legislatures
https://www.ncsl.org/events/details/aslcs-2024-spring-business-meeting
APRIL 5, 2017
Interview with Representative Jacky Rosen
Representative Jacky Rosen (D-NV) spoke with C-SPAN for a House freshman profile interview. Prior to being elected to represent Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, she was a systems analyst and the president of her synagogue. She talked about her family, her legislative goals, and why she decided to run for Congress.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?426501-2/interview-representative-jacky-rosen
APRIL 5, 2020
President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing
President Trump joined several members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force to give an update on the federal government's response to the pandemic. "Things are happening," he said. "We're starting to see light at the end of the tunnel." The president also sent well wishes to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who that day was hospitalized several days after testing positive for COVID-19. Other topics he touched on included hydroxychloroquine usage for virus treatment, distribution of medical equipment and the new Centers for Disease Control recommendation to wear a mask when out in public.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?470975-1/president-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing
April 5, 2024
International Day of Conscience
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/conscience-day
April 5, 2024
1:35 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a U.S.- EU Trade and Technology Council working breakfast
Leuven, Belgium
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-5-2024/
April 5, 2024
2:10 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a U.S.- EU Trade and Technology Council family photo
Leuven, Belgium
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-5-2024/
April 5, 2024
2:15 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.- EU Trade and Technology Council Plenary meeting
Leuven, Belgium
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-5-2024/
April 5, 2024
3:30 AM EDT
56th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z2wrh18z
April 5, 2024
3:45 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a joint press availability with EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council Co-Chairs
Leuven, Belgium
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-5-2024/
April 5, 2024
4:45 AM EDT
SecSecretary Antony J. Blinken attends the Mineral Security Partnership Forum Launch
Leuven, Belgium
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-5-2024/
April 5, 2024
6:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Brussels, Belgium
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-5-2024/
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#76027 at 2022-10-31 12:21:00 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #223: Bolsonaro Cheated Out Of Presidency Edition
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Meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
In Sochi, a meeting was held between Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nicola Pashinyan.
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/69721
#72262 at 2022-10-28 14:51:00 (UTC+1)
QR Bunker General #211: "It's About To Go Down" Edition
Trilateral talks between President of Russia, President of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister of Armenia will be held in Sochi on October 31
On October 31, trilateral talks between President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will be held in Sochi, at Russia's initiative.
Announcement, October 31, 2022
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69701