Ukraine's parliament today overwhelmingly adopted a bill recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as genocide against the Ukrainian people. An estimated 10 million Ukrainians starved to death in 1932-33 after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin seized the country's cattle and crop in a forced farm collectivization campaign.
Although much of Armenia has been engrossed in its own domestic political developments, this week's American congressional elections have relevance for Armenia's relations with the superpower.