17:00 News in Brief: Russia's Stern Warning to Armenia, Kocharian's Alert on Flower Import Ban

Short and substantive news from the past hour:

• Suren Papikyan released a video criticizing opponents for avoiding service in the army and raised the question of why Samvel Karapetyan's family members have not served in the Armenian armed forces.
• The second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, stated that the irresponsible statements of the government during the election period harm external relations, evidenced by Russia's restrictions on the import of Armenian flowers.
• Union of Volunteers of Armenia President Sasun Mikayelyan emphasized that residents of border villages expect the prompt completion of border demarcation, as the commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan have already exchanged draft working guidelines.
• Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin expressed hope that Armenian citizens will soberly assess the situation in the pre-election period and will not allow the country to be drawn into confrontation with Russia.
• The President of France held a phone conversation with the leader of Azerbaijan, reaffirming Paris's support for the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace dynamics and discussing regional issues.
• Due to Mike Tyson's hand injury, the highly anticipated exhibition match between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been postponed until the autumn of 2026.
• Ukrainian Presidential Office Chief Kyrylo Budanov announced that the Russians have stolen their history, and in reality, they should dominate Russia.
• Vladimir Zelensky reported that Ukrainian forces successfully struck the FSB special ops headquarters in the Kherson region, inflicting nearly a hundred casualties and destroying the 'Pantsir-S1' system on the enemy.