Armenia–Russia Relations
Russia says Armenia will not be kicked out of the CTSO
The statement came in regards to Armenia not paying its contribution fees to the CSTO.
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Armenia and the US sign Strategic Partnership Charter
The signing of the charter has been received unfavourably by Armenia’s traditional ally, Russia.
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Armenia passed ‘point of no return’ with CSTO
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Armenia has passed ‘the point of no return’ in regards to the country’s possible return to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). Pashinyan’s statement was made during a parliamentary session Wednesday evening after an MP requested he address a recent statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the lack of CSTO intervention in Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘The discrepancy between these events and their now public mutual expres
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Outrage in Armenia over Putin’s controversial statement on CSTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that there was no external attack against Armenia, and therefore no legal reason for launching the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)’s protection clause, has sparked outrage in Armenia, with many arguing the claim was false and served to obfuscate Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia. On Thursday, in response to a question at the CSTO summit in Kazakhstan, which Armenia sat out, Putin claimed that the CSTO had nothing to do with the developm
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Polish president affirms plans to deepen ties with Armenia
Polish President Andrzej Duda has visited Yerevan to meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other Armenian officials, expressing readiness for deepening ties between Poland and Armenia. Duda met with Pashinyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan, and Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan in Yerevan on Tuesday. Pashinyan and Duda discussed developing and expanding political, economic, tourism, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation between their countries. They also emphasised the need to ta
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Russia says ‘no alternative’ to cooperation as Armenia sits out CSTO meeting
Russia’s Ambassador in Yerevan praised Russian–Armenian relations, saying that there were ‘no comparable real alternatives’ to ties with Russia for ensuring Armenia’s security. In an interview with Izvestiya on Monday, Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, stated that there were ‘no comparable real alternatives’ to Russian–Armenian allied cooperation, including within the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), for ensuring Armenia’s security.’ ‘Russia remains committed t
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Armenia to participate in BRICS and CIS summits
Armenia has confirmed that it will participate in a BRICS summit this October and an informal Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Moscow next year, despite deteriorating ties with Russia. Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakyan Safaryan confirmed that Armenia would be participating in the summits on Wednesday. The Russia-led CIS summit will take place in Moscow next year, ahead of Russia’s World War II victory commemoration’s. While Armenia is not a member of BRICS, Armenia was i
