Dmitry Setrakov News Today

This is the second incident of its kind in recent months in what the Insitute for the Study of War (ISW) described as Moscow’s attempt to “challenge Armenia’s sovereignty.”

Russian military police have captured a Russian citizen in Armenia wanted in his homeland for refusing to be enlisted for military service and potentially fight in Ukraine, according to the Vanadzor branch of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly.

Since the start of the major war of aggression against Ukraine and the partial mobilization ordered by the Kremlin, many Russians have fled abroad. ...

Fraying Armenia-Russian ties have led to speculation about the future of Russia’s military base in Armenia. But locals find it hard to imagine it leaving.

Hungary will sign a defense-industry deal with Sweden, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said ahead of a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Budapest on February 23, as Hungary prepares to finally ratify Sweden's NATO bid.

Earlier. leaving was seen as a temporary measure. But many Russian soldiers now feel deserting is the only way out of a war with no end in sight.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has said his country has frozen its membership in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as Yerevan continues to distance itself from Moscow amid a souring of bilateral relations.

A Russian conscript soldier who reportedly deserted his army unit fighting in Ukraine has been arrested in Armenia and sent back to Russia.