- French President Emmanuel Macron rebukes Moscow for supporting Azerbaijan and Baku for interference in French overseas territories.
- In his Christmas address yesterday, the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II sharply criticized Armenian society for "lies, lawlessness, ill will, and vindictiveness.”
- Former Armenian military official Tiran Khachatryan was arrested on charges of military negligence during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
- Azerbaijan lacks any motivation to sign a peace treaty with Armenia, says expert.

New accounts of Syunik shooting reveal Azeri soldier held children at gunpoint

Missing Azerbaijani soldier arrested in Armenia

Armenia-Russia relations are heading for a breaking point
![[UPDATE]: Azeri soldier goes AWOL, wanders into Armenia, injures villager before being apprehended](https://civilnet.am/resized/480/storage/media/26/10/01/03wEUvYqklz4AXB2.webp)
[UPDATE]: Azeri soldier goes AWOL, wanders into Armenia, injures villager before being apprehended

Pashinyan hints Armenia may turn to Russia for larger nuclear plant

Armenia’s state budget draft reverts defense spending to 2025 level
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