Surmalu Blast | Foreign Relations | Resistance Movement | Ep #156 - Aug 21, 2022

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Episode Summary

Surmalu Blast. What happened in Surmalu market? Why did Pashinyan jump the gun to declare that it’s not terrorism? Russian note of protest on anti-Russian sentiments in information sphere. A mayoral campaign in the midst of tragedy?

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022

Topics:

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:44 Surmalu Blast
    • 01:44 What happened in Surmalu market?
    • 07:41 Why did Pashinyan jump the gun to declare that it’s not terrorism?
    • 08:45 Russian note of protest on anti-Russian sentiments in information sphere
    • 12:55 A mayoral campaign in the midst of tragedy?
    • 19:01 Policy response: ban fireworks?
  • 21:52 Foreign Relations
    • 21:52 Aliyev rejects Artsakh status
    • 28:26 Aghavno/Berdzor handed over
    • 41:50 Papikyan in Moscow
    • 43:28 Iranian red lines, again
    • 48:03 Checkpoints for Azerbaijan
  • 53:48 Resistance Movement
  • 1:01:12 Ending

Guests:

  • Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Guest(s):

Hosts:

  • Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
  • Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 156 | Recorded: Monday, August 22, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220821.html