ANN/Groong — The English-Language Armenian Podcast

Groong Links:

• GIVE to GROONG
• linktr.ee/Groong

Topics:

• US-Iran War Continues
• Summer Lull in Yerevan Politics
• Konstantin Sokolov: Master of TRIPP & Teghut
• UN: Abp. Galstanyan Charges Unjustified
• Armenian POW Slams Pashinyan from Baku

Episode 568 | Recorded: July 20, 2026

#IranWar #TRIPP #Teghut #Armenia #PoliticalPrisoners #ArmenianPOWs #KonstantinSokolov

• 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.

Groong Links:

• GIVE to GROONG
• linktr.ee/Groong

Topics:

• NATO summit in Ankara
• Iran War Update
• Taking Scissors to Armenia
• Shaping the Parliament
• OSCE vs. Garegin II

Episode 567 | Recorded: July 13, 2026

#ArmenianNews #NATOSummit #IranWar #TRIPP #ArmeniaAzerbaijan #ArmenianParliament #GareginII #OSCE

• 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.

Groong Links:

• GIVE to GROONG
• linktr.ee/Groong

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

Groong Links:

• GIVE to GROONG
• linktr.ee/Groong

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

Groong Links:

• GIVE to GROONG
• linktr.ee/Groong

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

#Armenia #ArmenianNews #Pashinyan #ArmenianPolitics #SouthCaucasus #ConstitutionalCourt #SurveillanceState

• 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.

Groong Links:

• GIVE to GROONG
• linktr.ee/Groong

Guest(s):

• Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

• US-Iran MoU
• Election Aftermath
• Russian Warnings to Armenia
• Israeli Recognizes the Armenian Genocide

Episode 563 | Recorded: July 1, 2026

#ArmenianNews #IranWar #DziunikAghajanian #ArmenianElections #RussiaArmenia #SouthCaucasus #ArmenianGenocide