the Armenian capital, denouncing Russia as an “evil empire” and, in a few cases, burning Russian passports. In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, residents celebrated their country’s victory ...

Gyumri, ARMENIA -- When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited ... police took down participants’ passport information, something that their counterparts in Yerevan didn’t face.

In general, they are all leaving Russia somehow.” Armenia, which allows Russian citizens to enter without an international passport, and to stay without a visa for up to six months, is among the ...

Thousands of Russian exiles opposed to the war in Ukraine have taken up residence in Armenia, a former Soviet republic which offers Russians passport-free admission. Hundreds of thousands of ...

Armenia and Azerbaijan have already fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The flare-up – which killed hundreds of people, according to local authorities ...

Ultimately, those hopes of Russian security support came to nothing as Azerbaijan seized ... while Moscow’s border guards are being told to stand down from their role checking passports at the airport ...

“Back in the Soviet Union era, Armenia was really very famous as a ... says refugees “were not even able to take savings, passports, or belongings. We even saw children arriving without ...

He added that the Armenian-Russian strategic partnership was "not enough to ensure the external security of Armenia". Last week, Azerbaijan scored a victory over ethnic Armenians who have ...

There was no immediate comment from Russian authorities. Armenia’s ties with Russia, its long-time sponsor and ally, have grown increasingly strained after Azerbaijan waged a lightning military ...