Detained Former Karabakh Separatist Official Begins Hunger Strike, Says Family April 19, 2024 at 12:49 pm News Armenian News Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn Ruben Vardanian, a former Russian citizen of Armenian descent who served as prime minister in the de facto government of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, has begun a hunger strike in a Baku prison, his family said on April 19.