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Daily Brief

Friday, 29 May 2026

by OC Media

Regional * Today, four freight wagons of wheat and four freight wagons of fertiliser will be shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan. Armenia * Starting from tomorrow, Russia will impose ‘temporary restrictions’ on the import of certain berries and fresh vegetables from Armenia, including tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, greens, and strawberries, citing an ‘increasing number of violations’. * Armenia reportedly ‘informally’ notified Russia of the ‘undesirability of including certain Ru

Daily Brief

Thursday, 28 May 2026

by OC Media

Regional * Two freight wagons of urea and one carrying of flour were sent from Russia to Armenia through Azerbaijan. * On 2 June, the official opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will take place at Akhalkalaki station in Georgia. Officials from Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey are expected to attend the opening ceremony. Azerbaijan spent $775 million on the construction of the Georgian section of the project, which is planned to be repaid from the project’s revenues. Armenia * U

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

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Armenia * The Armenian government will initiate a process to expropriate the shares of Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan in the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA). * Arman Tatoyan, prime minister candidate of the Wings of Unity party, has  published an audio recording for the second time allegedly showing authorities’ use of administrative resources in their pre-election campaign. * Russian media outlet Kommersant has cited an official document saying that Russia may ‘unilaterally su

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