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As Armenians head to polls, Russia and West vie for influence in the South Caucasus

From a gated hilltop mansion on the outskirts of Yerevan, Russian-Armenian billionaire-turned-opposition figure Samvel Karapetyan is carefully coordinating his path to power. An energy sector magnate who made his fortune in Russia, Karapetyan has been under house arrest since January. From behind his high iron gates, he and his pro-Russian Strong Armenia party have emerged as the most prominent force among Armenia's bloc of scattered opposition parties. In Sunday's election, that opposition is

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Rosneft is Russia's state-controlled oil company and one of the world's largest petroleum producers, with headquarters in Moscow and operations across multiple countries. The company, majority-owned by the Russian government since 2004, controls significant oil and gas reserves and refining capacity that generate revenue supporting Russia's war economy. Western sanctions imposed after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 have targeted Rosneft's international operations.

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