Kremlin accuses Armenia of providing platform for Ukraine's Zelenskyy, agencies report
Russia said Armenia’s EU outreach and summit hosting risk pulling Yerevan into an anti-Russian orbit, as more than 40 European leaders attended.
- On Thursday, Russia called it "incomprehensible" that Armenia hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a European summit earlier this week, labeling the nation a platform for a "terrorist."
- Ties between Armenia and Moscow have frayed in recent years, prompting the former Soviet republic to freeze its Russian-led CSTO military alliance membership in 2024 over security failures during Azerbaijan's takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh.
- On Tuesday, Armenia and the European Union adopted a joint declaration recognizing Yerevan's aspiration to join the bloc and deepening economic and security cooperation between the two sides.
- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that such cooperation will lead to Yerevan's "irreversible involvement in Brussels' anti-Russian line," with significant political and economic consequences for Armenia.
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters Thursday that Armenia is not an ally of Russia on Ukraine, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin warning in April against simultaneous membership in both blocs.
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Putin warns Armenia over closer EU ties as Yerevan deepens cooperation with Brussels
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stark warning to Armenia as the country moves closer to the European Union. In remarks to reporters, the Kremlin leader suggested that if Armenian citizens back a push for EU membership, Moscow may be forced to reconsider its relationship with Yerevan. Putin even raised the prospect of Armenia holding a nationwide referendum on European integration, after which Russia could seek what he called a "civ…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin commented on Armenia's growing inclination towards the European Union during a press conference on Sunday and called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to hold a referendum in which the people would decide between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
UPDATE 1-Kremlin accuses Armenia of providing platform for Ukraine's Zelenskiy, agencies report
Russia on Thursday also expressed concern that Armenia was being drawn into what it described as the European Union's "anti-Russian orbit" after it hosted a meeting of the European Political Community on May 4. More than 40 European leaders, including Zelenskiy, attended that event, which was followed up by an EU-Armenia summit.
Kremlin accuses Armenia of providing platform for Ukraine's Zelenskiy, agencies report
Russia accused Armenia on Sunday of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks", in a further sign of a chill in relations between traditional allies Moscow and Yerevan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that he will not accept Armenia's overtures to the EU.
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