Sergei Melkonian - Alaska Summit, Trump Corridor, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Our Way | Ep 463, Aug 17, 2025

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show with Dr. Sergei Melkonian
2. 01:54 What was discussed, what was agreed to at the Alaska Summit?
3. 07:52 Do we see a negotiated end to the Ukraine war?
4. 10:07 What's the current state of the war in Ukraine?
5. 11:39 Were Iran and Russia caught off-guard by the Trump Route announcement?
6. 18:56 Does Pezeshkian's delegation to Yerevan include military officials?
7. 22:57 Does the Trump Route agreement guarantee "reciprocal transit" rights to Armenia?
8. 26:35 What kind of traffic needs the Trump Route that can not use the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway?
9. 27:28 Why are Russian-Azerbaijani relations tanking?
10. 32:18 Is the Trump Route a symptom or a drive of the degradation of Russo-Azeri relations?
11. 35:21 How is Russia rethinking its strategy with Iran after the 12-Day war?
12. 38:29 Will China and Iran compete, or cooperate in providing Iran defense systems?
13. 40:44 Can Samvel Karapetyan's "Our Way" movement reshape Armenia's political landscape?
14. 45:09 Will Karen Karapetyan be an asset for "Our Way?"
15. 47:43 Is Samvel Karapetyan's arrest and Church attacks part of Pashinyan's effort to retain power?
16. 55:34 Personal thoughts from the participants
17. 55:44 Sergei: Azerbaijan is not ready for a "peace deal", here's how we know
18. 57:16 Hovik: Azerbaijan's preconditions for peace are designed to fail any "peace deal"
19. 59:12 The Kitchen Sink
20. 59:42 The Avinyan family's lavish properties around Lake Sevan
21. 1:01:02 Bagrat Srbazan's trial was all fake and used fake evidence
22. 1:04:45 The Azerbaijani Laundromat
23. 1:06:39 20% Of your shares go to the government. But for what?
24. 1:10:06 Pashinyan accused of "indecent language". Oh man!
25. 1:12:12 About Dr. Sergei Melkonian