Armenia heads to polls amid Russian pressure and threat of ‘Ukrainian scenario’
Key takeaways
- Mount Ararat rises over Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which holds its elections on Sunday.
- Pjotr Sauer in YerevanSat 6 Jun 2026 07.00 BSTLast modified on Sat 6 Jun 2026 07.01 BSTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe bottling line at the Abovyan cognac factory in Armenia is running at full tilt.
- Women in white coats and hairnets work the conveyor with practised speed – labelling, stacking, loading pallets – racing to fill a truck.
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Mount Ararat rises over Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which holds its elections on Sunday. Photograph: Karen Minasyan/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Mount Ararat rises over Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which holds its elections on Sunday. Photograph: Karen Minasyan/AFP/Getty Images Armenia Armenia heads to polls amid Russian pressure and threat of ‘Ukrainian scenario’Relationship between Vladimir Putin and traditional ally has slowly unravelled under current PM Nikol Pashinyan
Pjotr Sauer in YerevanSat 6 Jun 2026 07.00 BSTLast modified on Sat 6 Jun 2026 07.01 BSTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe bottling line at the Abovyan cognac factory in Armenia is running at full tilt.
Women in white coats and hairnets work the conveyor with practised speed – labelling, stacking, loading pallets – racing to fill a truck.