Why did Mishustin answer Pashinyan’s call, and not Putin? The price of concessions to the Turks Alpha News Room 01.07.2026

Today in Alpha News Room:

 Why did Russia’s Prime Minister answer Pashinyan’s call, and not the President? Moscow reports that the conversation took place on the initiative of the Armenian side. This was the first contact between Pashinyan and the Russian side since the elections

 The “Trump route” will operate under EAEU rules: statement by Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister

 After closing statements, the Constitutional Court retires to the deliberation room

 Raising pensions by 10,000 drams is effectively a form of vote-buying: Aram Vardevanyan explains the reasons

 The Civil Contract party allowed classic examples of corrupt vote-buying, we demand 5 mandates for the Prosperous Armenia Party: Aram Orbelyan

 If you want to win elections, you have to take steps that are banned under the Electoral Code: Liparit Drmeyan

 Alpha News’ question to the CEC Chairman

 New sanctions against Armenia following Ursula von der Leyen’s visit: the country’s economy has become hostage to Pashinyan’s geopolitical course

 Turkey’s President again publicly denied the Armenian Genocide: why is there no reaction from Yerevan?

 Erdogan’s statements and the hysteria of Turkish propaganda reveal just how serious the concessions Pashinyan made were, having effectively received nothing in return

 Israel never does anything for no reason: Oleg Makarenko

 There is no compromise between the US and Iran, a new escalation is possible: Georgy Asatryan

 Iran has proven that its “geographic weapon” is stronger than American diplomacy: Hayal Muazzin

 Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s contract with Inter extended for another year