It was the foreseeable outcome of proceedings driven by political considerations and fundamentally incompatible with the standards of a fair trial.
The Armenian national team has completed its participation at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Armenian athletes competed in three sports: figure skating, cross-country skiing, and alpine skiing.
Azerbaijani state media report that Vardanyan was convicted on a variety of charges including terrorism, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan today met with a delegation led by Gert Jan Koopman, Director General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission in Brussels.
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan travels to Greece today on a state visit and is scheduled to meet with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Tasoulas.
This is not merely a trial of Ruben Vardanyan and the other Armenian detainees; it is seen as a judgment against the Armenian people as a whole.
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