Tag: Samvel Babayan

Last updated: May 29, 2026

Samvel Babayan is an Armenian military commander who played a prominent role in the first Nagorno Karabakh war of the 1990s, serving as commander of the Artsakh Defense Army during a critical period of the conflict. He was later convicted of an assassination attempt against Artsakh President Arkady Ghukasyan in 2000 and served a prison sentence before re-entering public life.

Groong episodes covering Babayan address his historical role in Artsakh’s defense, his later political activities, and his place in the broader narrative of Artsakh leadership and the conflict’s evolution from the 1990s war through the 2020 and 2023 offensives.

Guest:

Topics:

  • Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations Continue
    • Developments in Artsakh
    • No “Peace” without “Rights and Security”?
    • Armenia Downgrades CSTO Relations
  • Georgian Law on Foreign Agents
  • Reflections on MPG Poll “AmotiSar” Results

Episode 237 | Recorded: March 12, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 235, Mar 6, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - March 6, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Azerbaijan Attack Kills 3 Artsakh Citizens
  • Arayik Harutyunyan rejects Azeri ultimatum, Warns of Further Aggression
  • How are people responding?
  • About the international response
  • Russian peacekeeper report and response
  • On the trilateral agreement of Nov. 2020

Episode 235 | Recorded: March 6, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 235, Mar 6, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - March 6, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Azerbaijan Attack Kills 3 Artsakh Citizens
  • Arayik Harutyunyan rejects Azeri ultimatum, Warns of Further Aggression
  • How are people responding?
  • About the international response
  • Russian peacekeeper report and response
  • On the trilateral agreement of Nov. 2020

Episode 235 | Recorded: March 6, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 233, Mar 2, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Mar 2, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Day to day Conditions
  • Meeting of Artsakh and Azerbaijani Reps
  • What is Artsakh Discussing at the Meeting
  • What Concessions are being Discussed?
  • New State Minister Gurgen Nersesyan
  • More Azeri Shootings in Martakert and Askeran

Episode 233 | Recorded: March 2, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 233, Mar 2, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Mar 2, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Day to day Conditions
  • Meeting of Artsakh and Azerbaijani Reps
  • What is Artsakh Discussing at the Meeting
  • What Concessions are being Discussed?
  • New State Minister Gurgen Nersesyan
  • More Azeri Shootings in Martakert and Askeran

Episode 233 | Recorded: March 2, 2023

Anna Abrahamian: Munich Security Conference | Artsakh [EP230]

Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, China, Russia, Azerbaijan | Series: cog, video

Today we’re going to talk with Anna Abrahamian about two or three topics.

  • The Munich Security Conference 2023.
  • We’ll touch on Russian president Putin’s state of the federation address.
  • The latest political developments in Artsakh.

Guest:

  • Anna Abrahamian, a geopolitical analyst who splits her time between Moscow and Athens. Having obtained training in international law, Anna has worked in such noteworthy institutions as the Defense Analyses Institute in Athens as well as the Crisis Group in Brussels. Today, Anna provides her analysis on geopolitics and Armenian politics to her
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Today we’re going to talk with Anna Abrahamian about two or three topics.

  • The Munich Security Conference 2023.
  • We’ll touch on Russian president Putin’s state of the federation address.
  • The latest political developments in Artsakh.

Guest:

  • Anna Abrahamian, a geopolitical analyst who splits her time between Moscow and Athens. Having obtained training in international law, Anna has worked in such noteworthy institutions as the Defense Analyses Institute in Athens as well as the Crisis Group in Brussels. Today, Anna provides her analysis on geopolitics and Armenian politics to her
 Read More

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 231, Feb 24, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Feb 24, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Rouben Vardanyan sacked in Stepanakert
  • Samuel Babayan in Artsakh
  • Azeri and Artsakh reps meet to resume Gas & Electricity
    • Further Azeri demands, Artsakh red lines
  • Medical topics

Episode 231 | Recorded: February 24, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 231, Feb 24, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Feb 24, 2023

Guest:

Topics:

  • Rouben Vardanyan sacked in Stepanakert
  • Samuel Babayan in Artsakh
  • Azeri and Artsakh reps meet to resume Gas & Electricity
    • Further Azeri demands, Artsakh red lines
  • Medical topics

Episode 231 | Recorded: February 24, 2023