Moscow urged Pashinyan not to pursue a false policy. Why Robert Kocharyan’s son was arrested․ Alpha Newsroom 26.08.2026
August 26 2026, 14:00
Today in Alpha Newsroom:
🔹 The Russian Foreign Ministry sees risks in Armenia’s preparations for joining the EU;
🔹 The Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation urged official Yerevan not to engage in false policy regarding the EAEU;
🔹 The Speaker of the National Assembly responded to a high-ranking Russian official: “The EAEU is pushing us to apply for EU membership”;
🔹 The court detained Sedrak Kocharyan for 2 months on charges of obstructing the process;
🔹 This is not a legal process, it is an illegal order from one person, in which law enforcement officers are involved: Levon Kocharyan;
🔹 Harutyun Harutyunyan, a member of the “Strong Armenia” faction, was elected head of the National Assembly committee on European integration;
🔹 Irina Yolyan became a candidate for the position of head of the National Assembly committee on territorial administration and environmental protection;
🔹 The court accepted the prosecutor’s office’s lawsuits demanding to invalidate real estate transactions related to Tsarukyan.
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