Artsakh Remembered, SCO Theater, Russian Signals, and the Cucumber Paradox | Ep 584, Sep 6, 2026

Week in Review - September 6, 2026In this week's Groong episode, Hovik and Asbed review September 2026 developments across Armenia and the South Caucasus. We examine Artsakh's remembered independence declaration on September 2, 1991, and its unresolved cause following the 2023 ethnic cleansing; Putin's signaling on Russia's military base presence; ongoing Armenian Church prosecutions; EU trade negotiations; mounting non-combat military deaths; and political pressures ahead of local elections. We also analyze U.S. envoy Witkoff and Kushner's diplomatic shuttle through Moscow and Kyiv.Topics:Artsakh remembered, its cause unresolvedPutin puts Russia's military base on the tableChurch prosecutions begin to unravelEU trade headlines look better than the dealArmy indiscipline fuels mounting non-combat deathsNew political pressures before local electionsHosts:Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 584 | Recorded: Sep 6, 2026SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/584VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2mSjTCZ2s6c#Artsakh #Armenia #NagornoKarabakh #SouthCaucasus #SCO #Russia #EuropeanUnion #ArmenianPoliticsSubscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong