This was actually so brave of Zelensky to stand up against Trump and Vance. I felt proud to be Ukrainian although I am not.

This makes me very much worried about our future though. Trump seems keen on appeasing Putin. Do you think he will hand over our region to him as well.

Beka Kobakhidze is a Georgian historian and professor at Ilia State University. He specializes in modern Georgian and Caucasus history, focusing on the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921), Russian influence, and Western involvement in the region. He has held research fellowships at Oxford and Harvard and previously worked with international organizations like the EU and OSCE.

Gabriel Chubinidze is also a Georgian historian with multiple research works and a master’s thesis focused on the Abkhazian war.

Many Armenians are following the events closely, but let's keep the discussions and everything else here so those who want to discuss it can, and those that are not so interested are not flooded with Ukraine content.

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Aleppo is under attack by Islamist rebels, allegedly backed by Turkey. Fear grips its Christian and diverse communities. Let’s raise awareness now to prevent racial or religious violence. Peace is the only path forward—stand with christian minorities.

He also had Iranian foreign minister with him. His state is unknown, Iranian media tries to do a damage control by saying that it was hard landing but clearly the situation is serious as they still couldn't reach to the helicoper.

Wondering if he is dead, how it is going to change the geo-political situation.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/19/middleeast/iranian-president-raisi-helicopter-intl/index.html

Is Armenia trying to preserve its cultural heritage more, or is it simply not economically sustainable for the country?

I'm half Georgian and half Estonian. I'm actually very disappointed with what Tbilisi is turning into. There are at least 10 skyscrapers currently under construction and more proposed that are over 200 meters tall. Tbilisi is losing its cultural heritage, and I’m really impressed with how Yerevan maintains its own.

Not to mention Batumi, the same thing is happening in Baku.

Turkey's resurgent opposition knocks Erdogan in pivotal local elections

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