Russia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions
- Russia warned Armenia it could suspend or end cheap oil, gas, and rough diamond supplies if Armenia proceeds with joining the European Union.
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party leads the polls ahead of June 7 elections amid strained ties with Russia.
- Armenia depends on Russia for a significant portion of its gas and hosts Russian military bases but has suspended participation in a Russian-led defence bloc.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Yerevan and signed a strategic partnership agreement as Armenia began its EU accession process last year.
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The Russian authorities have decided to restrict the import into the country of Armenian vegetables and forest fruits after similar measures have already been taken in the case of flowers, mineral water and alcohol.
In one-sided order, the Russians threatened to subpoena abo denonsuvati for the use of natural gas, with a naphtho-product of those undead diamonds, and to sell the product of the sanctuaries of the European Union.
Russia Threatens to Rip Up Natural Gas Deal With Armenia Over Its EU Ambitions
Russia has threatened to suspend or terminate a natural gas supply agreement with Armenia if authorities in Yerevan continue to pursue closer ties with the European Union.
Russia has threatened to cut off cheap oil, gas and rough diamond supplies to Armenia if Yerevan moves closer to the European Union. The warning comes at a particularly sensitive time: just days before the June 7 parliamentary election, when pro-Western Nikol Pashinyan's party is comfortably ahead in opinion polls, Reuters reports. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Russian embassy had officially forwarded a letter to …
Moscow Warns Armenia Could Lose Cheap Fuel Over EU Path
Russia announced that it would stop supplying cheap oil and gas to Armenia if the country continues its efforts to join the European Union. This warning came just before the June 7 election, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party leads in the polls. Maria Zakharova from the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that a […] The post Moscow Warns Armenia Could Lose Cheap Fuel Over EU Path appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
Armenia is so far heavily dependent on Russian gas supplies, which it receives comparatively cheaply. However, if the country continues to approach the EU, it could soon be over, according to Kremlin.
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