10 May: Russian and U.S. presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have had a telephone conversation, the White House said in a statement.The two leaders agreed to continue the “reset” in bilateral relations. It was however confirmed that President Putin

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9 May: Russia and other former Soviet Republics are today celebrating Victory Day to mark the victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War. A traditional military parade will be held in Kremlin Square with events in all other major towns and cities. (a

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8 May: Four candidates have submitted their nomination for the Presidency of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Amongst them is the current incumbent Bako Sahakyan. None of the three others is likely to be able to seriously challenge him in the

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Armenian Elections: International Monitors look at the bright side, leaving the Armenians to deal with the dark side.

7 May: With 90% of the votes counted, the Armenian Central Election Commission has released results indicating that six political parties will be represented in the new Parliament but that the ruling Republican Party will have a majority having secured mo