
Armenia
Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Simonyan says country is ‘de facto out’ of CSTO
Another official had previously said there were no plans to officially withdraw from the Russia-led bloc as of yet.

Another official had previously said there were no plans to officially withdraw from the Russia-led bloc as of yet.

The country has been boycotting most CSTO meetings for years as tensions between Yerevan and Moscow deepened.

Pashinyan said that much of the $8 billion debt was taken on because Armenia urgently needed weapons.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called the claims ‘nonsense’.

Russia called Pashinyan’s statement ‘illiterate’.

Many now face deportation from Russia after new rules shortened the length of stay permitted for foreign drivers.

Under the new laws, Armenians can stay in Russia visa-free for 90 days, down from the previous allowance of 180 days.