ArmInfo.Responding to the conviction and 20-year sentence of Ruben Vardanyan, the last of 16  ethnic Armenians put on trial by Azerbaijan in connection with their roles in Azerbaijan's break-away region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Karabakh) prior to its takeover by Azerbaijani forces in 2023, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International's Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said:

ArmInfo.Armenia has entered the top 10 countries friendly to Russia, according to the  National Research Institute for the Development of Communications (NIIRC, Russia), which presented the Friendliness Rating of Communication Regimes in Post-Soviet Countries.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan departed for the United States on a working visit.

ArmInfo.The Council appointed Satu Koivu as new Head of Mission for the European Union  Mission in Armenia (EUMA). She will take up her duties on 20 February 2026, taking over from Markus Ritter.

ArmInfo. The Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia reports that, as of the morning of February 18, roads in Armenia are mostly passable.

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ArmInfo.The UK and Armenia continue to strengthen cooperation on cyber defence through  participation in the multinational exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2026, which brings together more than 2,500 personnel from 29 countries, as noted in a statement issued by the British Embassy in Armenia.

ArmInfo.On February 17, the military court in Baku sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years  of imprisonment. This verdict was not the product of an independent and impartial judicial process, as noted in a statement issued by Ruben Vardanyan's legal team. 

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ArmInfo.Armenia's ruling Civil Contract faction has nominated Vanik Ohanyan as the Chair of the RA National Assembly Standing Committee on Healthcare, according to a statement issued by NA Speaker Alen Simonyan.

ArmInfo.Ahead of Book Giving Day, celebrated in Armenia on February 19, Mediamax Media Company, Hayordi Foundation and Idram have launched a joint initiative.

ArmInfo.A court has ruled to apply an interim measure regarding the lawsuits of two  defrocked clergymen, Stepan Asatryan (formerly Father Ter Aram, spiritual pastor of Hovhannavank) and Aramayis Takhmazyan (formerly Father Ter Tade, spiritual pastor of the Talin region).

ArmInfo. If Armenian prisoners are deemed worse than "Nazis," as Azerbaijani President  Ilham Aliyev stated, and the Azerbaijani judicial system is likened to the Nuremberg Trials, then Armenia can be viewed as a capitulated  Germany.

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ArmInfo.The real value of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) is close to $1 billion,  and the company's owners will not agree to sell it at a reduced price.  David Ghazinyan, a Board member of the "Strong Armenia" party and former ENA CEO,  said at a press conference on February 17.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to President of the  People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang on the occasion of the Chinese New Year.

ArmInfo.The issue with Electric Networks of Armenia is clearly political in nature, as  stated by David Ghazinyan, a Board member of the "Strong Armenia" party and former ENA CEO, speaking to reporters on February 17.

ArmInfo. Armen Grigoryan, the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, and  Bolat Imanbayev, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic, have discussed Armenian-Kazakh bilateral relations at a meeting in Yerevan. According to the press service of the Armenian Security Council, the interlocutors noted new opportunities and directions for enhancing cooperation.