Second person detained in case of running over soldiers. The West is blackmailing Pashinyan. Alpha Newsroom 26.08.2026
August 26 2026, 17:00
Today in Alpha News Room:
🔹 The battalion chief of staff of the military unit has been detained in the case of running over 7 soldiers;
🔹 The West is blackmailing Armenia over the railway issue: Russian Foreign Ministry;
🔹 Official Moscow sees risks in Armenia’s preparation for EU membership;
🔹 The Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation called on official Yerevan not to pursue a 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”;
🔹 Pashinyan is causing great harm to the Armenian nation with his course towards the EU: Andrey Klimov;
🔹 Pashinyan wants Russia to exclude Armenia from the CSTO in order to play the anti-Russian card: Alexander Shatilov;
🔹 Vladimir Kireev: leaving the CSTO is like being left unarmed in the forest, one-on-one with wolves;
🔹 The Kremlin hopes that political processes in Armenia will proceed in accordance with the law: Peskov;
🔹 The court has arrested Sedrak Kocharyan for 2 months on charges of obstructing the process;
🔹 The decision to search Levon Kocharyan’s apartment has been appealed;
🔹 The election of Irina Yolyan from “Strong Armenia” to the post of head of the parliamentary committee is taking place in a heated atmosphere in the National Assembly.