“Concerns are mounting that Pashinyan is using state resources to undermine his political opponents, which would dent Armenia’s democratic progress.” russiapost.info/politics/armen…

Zelensky has signed the bill into law — despite pressure from ongoing protest and the EU. A very dangerous moment for Ukraine.

To be clear: it was not the Rada, this was not good tsar, bad boyars – it was Zelensky and Yermak who organized this and pushed it through. Orders came from the office of the president last night and the law enforcement committee passed it early morning in such great haste that

GERMANY deported Chechen VALID ALBAKOV today Aug 8 (Sat to block officials). LIED that he will be sent to Georgia, may choose there his own path. Now Georgian structures, at the request of the German authorities,are buying a ticket to Moscow,to hand him over to Rus special servcs

Summits are usually carefully planned and stage managed for a reason — failure to agree at that level can significantly set back a negotiation process, even permanently derail it. For example: 1/x

A new policy memo on foreign fighters with Bertrand de Franqueville. ponarseurasia.org/antiauthoritar…

"Russians beat us every day with sticks, pipes, stun guns, and set dogs on us. They didn't allowed us to sit, talk, or look out the window. A man in my cell weighed 30 kg and died". Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Kirienko tells how Russians tortured him for 2 years in captivity. 1/

When Canada repatriated some of our ISIL women, it cost over $170k. Wine. Business class flights. Room service. Global Affairs Canada has some explaining to do. This is indefensible misuse of public funds. globalnews.ca/news/11330742/…

READ: Dr. Jean-François Ratelle examines the August agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and how this may signal an American regime eager to exploit weakness for its gain. Read now: carleton.ca/eetn/2025/an-o… #DefenceMINDS #MINDSDéfence

Is lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan within reach? In a rare hopeful moment for the South Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the U.S. have struck a corridor deal. But whose interests will it serve? Read the analysis russiapost.info/politics/tripp/

My new publication on the Washington agreement.

#OpEd Washington's new deportation policy spells certain doom for dissident Russian asylum seekers, with no opportunity to escape the authorities, writes Ilya Matveev. themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/04/for…

1. How the RCMP tracked a key ISIS propagandist to a rural property east of Edmonton — and found a guy in his 50s smoking & eating Subway footlongs. globalnews.ca/news/11324208/…

Dear followers, I have a request for you. I'm presently back in Ukraine again, and looking to make a reporting trip out to Donbas soon. The costs of this are not low, though, and keep growing as media budgets shrink. That's why I'm asking for your help to make this trip work. /1

Killzone instead of frontline. War changed forever. 1/ There is no such thing as “frontline” anymore. Actually already half year or more. Instead of clear border appeared “killzone” — strip from 500m to 10km where Ukrainian and Russian positions are mixed together.

Belgium Says Foiled Jihadist Plot For Drone Attack On Politicians — “There are also indications that the suspects aimed to construct a drone capable of carrying a payload," she added” barrons.com/news/belgium-s…

Four men — three of whom are reportedly from Daghestan — have been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting an assassination attempt against a ‘Russian dissident’ living in the country. oc-media.org/daghestan-nati…

The missing Russian citizen — a Chechen woman who had fled from #Chechnya — was found strangled in a rented apartment in #Yerevan, on Demirchyan Street. The killers were caught on camera. It is known that after the murder, they flew to #Russia. #Armenia

In the middle of the night a Russian friend in Yerevan texted me asking if her Chechen friend could cross the Georgian border. A few hours later we all learned about her brutal killing. The Caucasus is small - news travels fast, and tragedy touches every one of us. 😢

Espionage and foreign interference financing: "Earl was supposed to receive £9,000 for his role [in burning down a Ukrainian-owned warehouse sending goods to Ukraine] but was paid less because he carried out the plan early...." bbc.com/news/articles/…