ANN/Groong — The English-Language Armenian Podcast

• EP567: We discuss NATO’s 36th summit in Ankara, escalating Iran war developments, examining NATO’s defense spending surge, Trump’s shift on Turkey and F-35 access, Ukraine aid commitments, and what these geopolitical shifts mean for Armenia and the South Caucasus amid ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan peace negotiations.

Azerbaijan insists Armenia amend its constitution before signing a final peace treaty, while TRIPP corridor ratification advances and domestic political tensions escalate over opposition arrests.

• EP564: Hovik and Asbed analyze Armenia’s Constitutional Court ruling upholding the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election results, the disqualification of Prosperous Armenia votes, Civil Contract’s three-fifths majority, the opposition’s parliamentary leverage, and what these outcomes mean for Armenian sovereignty amid ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process negotiations and regional pressures.
• EP565: Dr. Sergey Markedonov examines Russia’s strategic bandwidth problem in Ukraine, the geopolitical stakes of TRIPP in Syunik, and Pashinyan’s Western pivot following Armenia’s June 2026 parliamentary election.
• EP566: Dmitry Suslov analyzes Russia’s strategic position across Ukraine, Europe’s rearmament, Armenia’s Western pivot after the 2026 election, and the future of Moscow’s influence in the South Caucasus.

Armenia’s opposition takes parliamentary seats despite rejecting election results as fraudulent; Pashinyan pursues constitutional change and TRIPP corridor while managing tensions with Iran, Russia, and internal political repression.

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Guest(s):

• Dmitry Suslov

Topics:

• Ukraine’s long war and endgame
• Novorossiya and a landlocked Ukraine?
• Europe rearms against Russia
• NATO 3.0 and containment
• Armenia’s post-election Western pivot
• EU promises versus EAEU dependence
• TRIPP, Syunik, and Russian red lines

Episode 566 | Recorded: July 9, 2026

#Russia #UkraineWar #NATO #Europe #Armenia #SouthCaucasus #TRIPP #Syunik #EAEU

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Guest(s):

• Sergey Markedonov

Topics:

• Ukraine’s war of attrition
• Russia’s strategic bandwidth problem
• TRIPP and Iran’s red lines
• Israel’s Armenian Genocide move
• Armenia’s Western pivot after elections

Episode 565 | Recorded: July 8, 2026

#ArmenianNews #SouthCaucasus #UkraineWar #Russia #Armenia #EAEU #TRIPP #Geopolitics

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Topics:

• Court rubber stamps stolen elections
• Von der Leyen in the South Caucasus
• EU connectivity push in Caucasus
• Rubinyan vs. Simonyan
• Post-election opposition raids begin
• IMEI or IMEI not

Episode 564 | Recorded: July 6, 2026

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• EP562: Hovik and Asbed examine Israel’s historic recognition of the Armenian Genocide amid shifting geopolitical tensions, Russia’s escalating warnings toward Armenia, and the post-election standoff as the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on opposition challenges to the legitimacy of the June 2026 parliamentary elections.
• EP563: Ambassador Dziunik Aghajanian examines the Iran-US MOU, Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary election aftermath and Constitutional Court proceedings, Russian economic pressure on Armenia, and Israel’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

Armenia’s Constitutional Court upheld contested June 7 election results, opposition leaders pledged legal challenges to a new diaspora voting restriction, and Israel’s genocide recognition sparked regional tensions while drawing Armenia’s muted response.