The Institute of Geodesy and Cartography in Yerevan was constructed in1978 and designed by architect Armen Agalyan. This institute, formerly known as the Institute ArmGIIGIS, stands as a prime example of modernist Soviet architecture in Yerevan, Armenia
This building and other works by Aghalyan are very popular among those exploring Armenian Soviet modernism. #modernism#walks#armenia#sovietunion#brutalism
#Armenia considering applying for EU membership amid growing tensions with Russia
Many new opportunities are largely being discussed in Armenia nowadays and that will not be a secret if I say that includes membership in the European Union
I was captured by this urban exploration video in Armenia, not just by the vistas and the risk taking, but because I've been in this exact kind of derelict post-Soviet industrial landscape. Only in video games like the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series (2007-2009) taking place in the Chernobyl interdiction zone, of course, but I didn't expect to feel this kind of familiarity looking at an actual place.
@hypolite@Stoori having been there and explored a bit with @lake last year I can say its not like any other post Soviet country I have been too in many ways.
The #Kremlin expects #Yerevan to provide certain assurances regarding the possible arrest of #Russian President Vladimir #Putin under an International Criminal Court (#ICC) warrant.
#Peskov's words came after #Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan said that he was not the one to decide on the possible arrest of the Russian president, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, if he visited #Armenia.
#Armenia can no longer rely on #Russia as its main defence and military partner because #Moscow has repeatedly let it down so #Yerevan must think about forging closer ties with the #US and #France, Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan said.
Armenia, has long relied on Russia as a big power ally and hosts a Russian military base in Gyumri, about 90 km (55 miles) northwest of the capital, and other facilities.
📌 This means that the country has the right to arrest and transfer #Putin to the International Criminal Court if he is on the territory of the country.
@VikingChieftain@hanse_mina I don’t think there are any sanctions on, for instance, cars.
Many companies left Russia because it was becoming difficult to conduct business or they deemed it damaging to their public image.
@amayer
Actually the EU has sanctions certain cars.
"extension of the ban on export of luxury cars to all new and second-hand cars above a certain engine size (> 1.900 cm³), and all electric and hybrid vehicles"
#Armenia has formally handed in its request to join the International Criminal Court (#ICC) and will become a member in February, The #Hague-based tribunal announced on November 17. #Yerevan last month signed the ratification of the Rome Statute that recognizes the ICC's jurisdiction.
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major internet outage in #Armenia with high impact to Telecom Armenia and related networks, leaving national connectivity at 45% of ordinary levels; the company attributes the incident to the failure of international links as in previous instances 📉
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The concern — as raised by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken — is that may not be the end of Azerbaijan's regional ambitions, and all eyes are now on the Zangezur corridor, a tract of land running along Armenia's border with Iran. The danger is that another move by Baku's forces could inflame a broader conflict in the Southern Caucasus — an area where Turkey, Russia and Iran all have core strategic interests.
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I don't have much hope for the US government's ability or willingness to negotiate. 😔
I've been listening yesterday to a conversation with Chuck Watson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMVe4nxvQ6U and he said that there's "a remarkable uniformity of thought within the US [foreign policy]". He says "Democratic Party used to have a fairly significant peace movement within it; now you can't find a peace activist in the Democrat Party anymore without a magnifying glass".
#Armenia's president has signed the Rome Statute that governs the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains ties between #Yerevan and its old ally Russia.
The ratification comes as relations between Armenia and its old ally Russia sour over Yerevan's anger at perceived Russian inaction to protect ethnic Armenians in what used to be the breakaway region of #Nagorno-#Karabakh in #Azerbaijan.
