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Moscow considers Pashinyan’s proposal strange. Judges’ crime. Alpha Newsroom 02/18/26

February 18 2026, 17:00

 

Today in Alpha Newsroom:

🔹 Moscow described Pashinyan’s proposal to transfer railway management to another country as strange

🔹 The state has no right to interfere in the affairs of a religious organization; judges have committed a crime – Hovhannes Khudoyan

🔹 The issue of holding judges criminally accountable will be raised – Ara Zohrabyan

🔹 Ruben Vardanyan’s international lawyer has called on Trump to fulfill his public promise to free Armenian captives

🔹Amnesty International described Ruben Vardanyan’s 20-year prison term as “travesty” of a trial

🔹 In Syunik, skepticism remains that the rise in foreign debt is linked to arms purchases

🔹Russia’s envoy described the recent Geneva negotiations on Ukraine as difficult but meaningful

🔹Russia has repeatedly proven that it wants peace – Maria Zakharova

🔹Iran is ready both for negotiations and for war – Pouya Hosseini

🔹Political scientist Alen Ghevondyan on developments around Armenia