{"podcast":{"title":"Talk Georgia","slug":"talk-georgia-7359851","podcast_index_feed_id":7359851,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1049ef6b0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giorgi-rukhadze","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43624940/43624940-1746999175467-f1ba1995da4f5.jpg","author":"Giorgi Rukhadze","episode_count":271,"summary":"Talk Georgia is my English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Each week, we release two shows and a weekly news update: Talk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze – I explore key developments in Georgian and regional politics with a specially invited guest. Talk Georgia Question Time – GSAC Founder Nodar Kharshiladze and I answer questions on major events in Georgia and broader regional dynamics. Talk Georgia Weekly News Update – A concise summary of the most important political news from Georgia over the past week","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T18:20:06.517019+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851"},"episode":{"title":"Pashinyan’s Victory: Has Russia Failed in Armenia or Is the Game Just Starting? | Giorgi Tumasyan Ep.52.","slug":"pashinyan-s-victory-has-russia-failed-in-armenia-or-is-the-game-just-starting-giorgi-tumasyan-ep-52-2","published_at":"2026-06-10T17:06:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851/pashinyan-s-victory-has-russia-failed-in-armenia-or-is-the-game-just-starting-giorgi-tumasyan-ep-52-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giorgi-rukhadze/episodes/Pashinyans-Victory-Has-Russia-Failed-in-Armenia-or-Is-the-Game-Just-Starting---Giorgi-Tumasyan-Ep-52-e3kk4f3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1049ef6b0/podcast/play/121294755/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-10%2Ff03646df-f197-a09e-43ae-db5a184a810a.mp3","summary":"Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgia PLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE Guest: Giorgi Tumasyan | Georgia First Political Initiative | MPA, Chairman of Armenian Community Platform of Georgia. 01:51 – Introducing the guest 02:52 – Analysis of the Armenian election results 12:22 – Assessing Russian interference in Armenia’s elections: has Moscow failed miserably, or is the game just beginning? What should Pashinyan’s government do to deter the Kremlin? 24:17 – Can Prime Minister Pashinyan continue walking a tightrope between Russia and the West? How can he defend Armenia’s democracy from Russian influence without becoming an autocrat himself? 43:51 – The impact of Armenia’s elections on Georgia: how a more democratic Armenia under Pashinyan’s government could become a second home for Georgians and support their struggle against authoritarianism 51:48 – Regional and geopolitical implications of Pashinyan’s electoral victory: can Armenia keep U.S. and EU attention focused on the South Caucasus? What should the EU do to shield Armenia from Russian pressure? 1:04:28 – Final message from Giorgi Tumasyan","meta_description":"Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgia PLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRI…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":69,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talk-georgia-7359851/episodes/pashinyan-s-victory-has-russia-failed-in-armenia-or-is-the-game-just-starting-giorgi-tumasyan-ep-52-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851/pashinyan-s-victory-has-russia-failed-in-armenia-or-is-the-game-just-starting-giorgi-tumasyan-ep-52-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}