
Mounting Tensions Between Armenia and Putin
Yerevan insists it will not harm Moscow’s interests as it pursues a “balanced” and increasingly Brussels-oriented foreign policy.

Yerevan insists it will not harm Moscow’s interests as it pursues a “balanced” and increasingly Brussels-oriented foreign policy.

The EU-Armenia Connectivity Partnership is designed to strengthen transport, energy and digital links, supporting trade, job creation, and regional stability.

Russian officials cautioned Yerevan about closer ties with the EU and the U.S., prompting the Caucasian country to consider drastic geopolitical shifts.

PM Pashinyan has officially requested accelerated EU integration, linking Armenia’s future prosperity to the continued stability of neighboring Georgia.

Tensions between Prime Minister Pashinyan and the Armenian Apostolic Church exploded as police tried to arrest an archbishop, accusing him of plotting a coup.

Bagrat Galstanyan last year accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of ceding territory to Azerbaijan.
The two countries will discuss efforts to sign a comprehensive peace treaty.