Vardan Gukasyan now

In February 2025, it became known that the blogger was hospitalized in the US due to heart problems. As the DOK party told journalists, there was no serious threat to his health. Later, fellow party members said that Ghukasyan had not been in touch for a week.On February 28, Telegram channels and media outlets were filled with photos of the politician and reports that he had been detained and was currently in a detention center. Rumors about his possible deportation to Armenia also spread in the news.