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Armenia, France, Russia, United States
Intersecting influence campaigns converge on Armenian opposition

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Armenian businessman Ruben Vardanyan (pictured) was arrested last September by Azerbaijani forces.
Armenian businessman Ruben Vardanyan (pictured) was arrested last September by Azerbaijani forces. ©  State Security Service Of Azerbaijan/Handout/EPA/MaxPPP

The controversial figure of Armenian businessman Ruben Vardanyan, who is awaiting trial in Azerbaijan, appears to be the catalyst for a wave of separate suspected influence campaigns stemming from Russia, Azerbaijan, the United States and France.

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