
Armenia–Russia Relations
Pashinyan and Putin meet in Russia, discuss restoration of Armenia’s railways
Pashinyan recently asked Russia to ‘urgently address’ the full restoration of railway sections adjacent to Nakhchivan and the Turkish border.

Pashinyan recently asked Russia to ‘urgently address’ the full restoration of railway sections adjacent to Nakhchivan and the Turkish border.

Armenia received its first batch of Azerbaijani fuel, 1,218 tonnes of A-95 petrol, on 19 December.

In 2008, a 30-year concession agreement was signed, on transfer of the Armenian railway system to a Russian company.

The shipment is being sent through Georgia.

Earlier in 2025, Hungary had blocked the dispersal of non-lethal defence aid to Armenia under the bloc’s European Peace Facility programme.

Georgia is reportedly demanding high tariffs for the transfer of fuel from Azerbaijan to Armenia through Georgian territory.

The first two batches came from Russia and Kazakhstan.