Foreign policy & security

Zakharova concerned over arrests of Russian citizens in Armenia

Foreign policy & security. Photo: Совет Федерации / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped
Photo: Совет Федерации / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a number of Western countries have "literally declared a hunt" for Russian citizens, and Armenia is no exception. According to her, Moscow proposed to Yerevan last year to settle the issue through a bilateral agreement but received no response. Zakharova noted that Moscow will make efforts to secure the release of the detained Russian citizens.

Coverage timeline

First to report: News.am18:22Opposition

Pro-government 1 / 6 First: Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes), 4 h 9 min later
Balanced 2 / 14 First: Mamul.am, 2 min later
Opposition 13 / 21 First: News.am, 18:22

Foreign outlets: 2, first: Interfax, 18:30

Timeline as a list
  1. News.am (Opposition)
  2. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  3. Interfax (Foreign)
  4. Alphanews.am (Opposition)
  5. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  6. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  7. Hraparak (Opposition)
  8. 24news.am (Opposition)
  9. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  10. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  11. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  12. Politik.am (Opposition)
  13. Panorama (Opposition)
  14. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  15. Factor (Balanced)
  16. Tert.am (Opposition)
  17. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  18. Mediahub (Opposition)

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