ArmInfo.We believe that my father's connection with the outside world was interrupted in order  to drown out his voice of protest, which is why he went on a hunger strike.  The eldest son of the famous philanthropist and businessman Ruben Vardanyan, illegally detained in Baku, David Vardanyan, stated  in an interview with CNN. He noted that their family learned about Vardanyan's hunger strike only at the end of the week.

ArmInfo. The official voting results of Russian citizens on the territory of Armenia in the presidential elections held on March 15-17 have been announced.  Thus, according to official results, a total of 10,396 people voted in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Boris Nadezhdin, a former member of the State Duma of Russia, has started collecting  signatures for his candidacy for the post of President of Russia. It is noteworthy that signature collection is being carried out not only in Russia, but also in such countries as Armenia and Georgia, where a  large number of Russian citizens who do not support the war in Ukraine have gone.

ArmInfo.Russia has never been the initiator of the cooling of Russian-Armenian relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Thursday at a press conference on the results of the activities of the Russian Foreign Ministry in 2023 in response to a request to assess the current level of relations between Yerevan and Moscow.

ArmInfo. In the fall of 2022, Ruben Vardanyan renounced Russian citizenship, moved to Nagorno-Karabakh and, from November 4, 2022, headed the government of the unrecognized republic. After his resignation from this position in February 2023, he remained to live in Artsakh, Forbes writes.

ArmInfo.If we are not talking about Russian citizens, but in this case we are talking about  residents living in the territory associated with Nagorno-Karabakh, then this question is better addressed to the Azerbaijani and Armenian authorities. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced on October 10 during a weekly briefing to clarify what fate awaits the citizens of Artsakh captured  by Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. The meeting between the Head of the advance group of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the  opening of the Russian Consulate General in Kapan and the mayor of  Meghri was held in Meghri.

ArmInfo.Lieutenant General Levon Mnatsakanyan was detained some time ago by Azerbaijanis  at the checkpoint on the road from Artsakh to Armenia. Chairman of the Civil Consciousness NGO Narek Samsonyan says.

ArmInfo.Russia will protect the rights of former state minister of the unrecognized  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Ruben Vardanyan if he has Russian citizenship.  Spokespersonof the Russian President Dmitry Peskov stated.

ArmInfo. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova congratulated Armenia on Independence Day.

ArmInfo.On July 27, WizzAir' flight W4 2892 on the Yerevan- Vienna route was delayed due to a  malfunction of the aircraft, as a result of which about a hundred  Russian citizens were taken out of the transit zone of the Zvartnots  International Airport in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. In general, residents of neighboring countries are comfortable with those who arrived in the last wave of relocation from Russia, they are ready to help them, but they expect that they will still not stay for long. This conclusion was made by the authors of the study, which was conducted by the "Platform"  social project planning center and the "OnIn"  research company in nine countries of the former USSR. Its results were provided to RBC in the press service of the "Platform".

ArmInfo. There is no targeted anti-Russian campaign in Armenia, as you noted. This is how Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan answered the question about  anti-Russian sentiments in the RA, at a joint press conference with  his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on March 20.

ArmInfo.First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin linked Vardanyan's resignation with pressure from the Azerbaijani side.

ArmInfo.State Minister of Artsakh Republic Ruben Vardanyan gave an interview to BBC HARDtalkprogramme. The interview in English is below.

ArmInfo. 63 Russian citizens were evacuated from Artsakh to Armenia. This was reported by the press service of the Russian peacekeeping contingent .

ArmInfo.Russian President Vladimir Putin, by his decree, satisfied the application of  businessman Ruben Vardanyan to renounce his Russian citizenship. The  corresponding document is published on the official Internet portal  of legal information.

ArmInfo.Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham  Aliyev's statement on his readiness for a direct dialogue with representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). 

ArmInfo. Businessman Ruben Vardanyan will formally assume the position of State Minister of Artsakh in early November. Vardanyan himself announced this.

ArmInfo. Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan offered businessman Ruben Vardanyan to take the post of NKR State Minister. Harutyunyan himself announced this on his  Facebook page.