Azerbaijan Sentences Former Nagorno-Karabakh Official to 20 Years in Prison - The Moscow Times
Moscow Times
February 17, 2026
A judge in Azerbaijan has sentenced Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of the now-dissolved Armenian separatist administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, to 20 years in prison, Azerbaijani state media reported Tuesday.
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Originally published on Moscow Times on 2/17/2026