Today in News History

On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1659, At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy. In 1807, Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos. In 1849, Sergei Witte, Russian politician, 1st Chairmen of Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire (died 1915) was born. In 1906, Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Ukrainian general (died 1945) was born. In 1907, Konstantinos Volanakis, Greek painter and academic (born 1837) passed away. In 1945, The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia. In 1956, Pyotr Vasilevsky, Belarusian footballer and manager (died 2012) was born. In 1957, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan was born. In 1971, Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space. In 1999, Karekin I, Syrian-Armenian patriarch (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Moscow still has leverage after Armenian election defeat

Washington Examiner

June 29, 2026

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Moscow still has leverage after Armenian election defeat

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan survived Russia’s best efforts to influence this month’s election against him. That allows Pashinyan to continue guiding his small South Caucasus nation’s Westward turn. Still, he lacks the decisive mandate needed to finalize peace with longtime foe Azerbaijan, and Moscow retains multiple levers of power to keep Yerevan trapped in []

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