WASHINGTON -- The United States has reaffirmed its support for Armenia's sovereignty and democratic institutions amid growing concerns over what Western officials describe as an intensifying Russian campaign to weaken Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian ahead of the country's upcoming elections.Responding to questions from RFE/RL regarding reports of foreign interference and warnings from US lawmakers, a State Department spokesperson stressed that Armenia's political future should be determined by its citizens alone, starting with the vote this weekend that is widely viewed as a referendum on Armenia's geopolitical trajectory.Pashinian's Civil Contract party has a comfortable lead in opinion polls and is expected to win the June 7 election."We are aware of media reports of foreign interference in Armenia's political processes," the spokesperson said on June 3. "The people of Armenia have the right to determine their own leadership and chart their own future."The comments come at a moment of rapidly expanding ties between Washington and Yerevan, highlighted by the formal signing this week of the Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation Concerning the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP).