Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has pushed back against calls from Russia and three other Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) members to hold a referendum on whether Armenia should choose between the European Union and the Russia-led economic bloc, arguing that such a vote has no basis at the current stage. In a video published on his Facebook page on Monday, Pashinyan said Armenia would continue operating within the EAEU “until the choice between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union becomes unavoidable.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. At the same time, he stressed that any final decision on the country’s future should belong to Armenian citizens through a referendum. The dispute comes just days before Armenia’s parliamentary elections on June 7, a vote widely seen as a key test of Pashinyan’s pro-European pivot and his ability to navigate mounting pressure from Moscow. Pressure from Moscow and EAEU allies The comments follow a coordinated push by Russia and three other EAEU members. On Sunday, leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan issued a joint statement urging Armenia to hold a referendum to clarify whether it intends to remain in the bloc or move closer to the EU. They warned that Armenia’s European trajectory could pose risks to the economic security of the Eurasian union. Tensions escalated further when Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a post-summit briefing, compared Ukraine’s crisis to Armenia’s current situation, arguing that Kyiv’s conflict began with EU accession ambitions.