Artsakh Blockade | Union State | Internet Control | 2022 | 2023 Predictions | Ep 197 - Jan 1, 2023

ANN Groong Week in Review - Jan 1, 2023

Topics:
* Hovik’s Reflections from the Artsakh Blockade Interviews
* Is Russia Pressuring Armenia to join a “Union State”?
* Government Bill to Control the Internet During Martial Law
* Highlights and Lowlights from Armenian News in 2022
* Predictions for 2023

Guest:
* Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Hosts:
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Timing:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:26 Intro to topics
00:00:51 Intro to guest
00:01:29 Reflections on the Artsakh Blockade video interviews
00:06:26 Is Russia pressuring Armenia to join a Union State
00:09:54 Why did Armen Grigoryan make such allegations
00:14:12 Russian Calculus about Union State
00:18:09 Russia demands proof and accountability for the allegations
00:21:10 Bill to control Internet in Armenia during Martial Law
00:25:15 Looking back on 2022
00:25:38 Hovik’s highlights and lowlights
00:27:11 Benyamin’s highlights and lowlights
00:33:10 Asbed’s highlights and lowlights
00:33:55 2023 predictions
00:34:16 Benyamin’s high likelihood to happen
00:34:27 Hovik’s high likelihood to happen
00:34:45 Asbed’s high likelihood to happen
00:34:58 Hovik’s 50/50 likelihood may happen
00:35:18 Asbed’s 50/50 likelihood may happen
00:35:33 Benyamin’s 50/50 likelihood may happen
00:35:50 Asbed’s unlikely to happen but may happen
00:36:28 Hovik’s unlikely to happen but may happen
00:36:40 Benyamin’s unlikely to happen but may happen
00:36:56 Goodbyes and well wishes for 2023

Episode 197 | Recorded: January 1, 2023
https://podcasts.groong.org/197