From Caspian Drones to Armenia’s Cold Winter | Ep 571, Jul 26, 2026

Chapters

1. 00:05 Intro to Week in Review for July 26, 2026
2. 00:47 The expansion of the war in Ukraine into the Iranian theatre
3. 02:53 How did nobody notice Ukrainian drones flying through their airspace?
4. 08:02 Who benefits from this?
5. 11:22 How is Armenia affected by this expanding war?
6. 13:33 Rubio-Lavrov meeting in Manila - any outcomes?
7. 21:25 Aliyev in Berlin, meets Merz
8. 23:06 Merz calls Pashinyan the day after his meeting with Aliyev in Berlin
9. 25:28 Germans and Russian back channel reps meet in Baku
10. 29:44 Pashinyan, Putin hold call on EU/EEU choice and economic sanctions
11. 31:31 Iran-Armenia gas agreement
12. 32:12 Prosecution and persecution of opposition members continue
13. 34:28 Armenian POWs in Baku
14. 35:39 Is the Armenian government doing anything to get back the POWs from Baku?
15. 37:24 The incident of the farmer and the pro-Pashinyan blogger propagandist
16. 40:17 Pashinyan regulation to allow foreigners to electronically purchase real-estate in the country
17. 46:39 Reflections on our conversation with Anthony Barsamian
18. 47:00 Hovik's reflections
19. 48:58 Asbed's reflections
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