ASTANA: Armenia should hold a referendum on EU membership “as soon as possible,” President Vladimir Putin and three Russian-allied leaders said in a statement Friday, escalating pressure on Yerevan over its deepening ties with Brussels. Armenia is formally allied with Moscow, but has been building ties with the European Union for years amid frustration over Russia’s perceived failure to protect it during conflicts with neighboring Azerbaijan.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenian authorities are not concerned about rising commodity prices if ties with Russia deteriorate, because they expect to become rich…

This topic will be on the agenda, Dmitry Peskov stressed

Armenia’s election is becoming a test of Pashinyan’s westward foreign-policy pivot and Russia’s remaining leverage.

Dmitry Peskov emphasized, at the same time, that the current Armenian leadership has adopted a pro-EU course

Armenia recognizes all the benefits that membership in the EAEU entails, so it is in no hurry to leave the union, even though its political course contradicts this, noted Russian…

Russia sharply criticized Armenia on Thursday for drawing closer to the EU, saying it was not pursuing a balanced position towards Moscow and was

Armenia will sooner or later find itself in a situation where the norms it adopts will contradict the norms and rules of the EAEU, Dmitry Peskov said

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that moving toward the EU was an absolute sovereign right of Armenia, but it could not and should not do so at the expense of the finances of the EAEU…

Yury Ushakov noted that Armenia’s pivot toward the EU was a major talking point at the EAEU summit

The Belarusian leader said that Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to inform the world community about this

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan have issued an ultimatum to Armenia, threatening to suspend its membership in the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) amid…

Members of a Russia-led economic alliance have warned member Armenia that it could face suspension over its aspirations to join the European Union.

Rusia, Bielorrusia, Kazajistán y Kirguistán alegan que la deriva occidental de Ereván es un riesgo económico para su propia alianza comercial, la Unión Económica Euroasiática

A Russian-led economic alliance of former Soviet states said Friday it could suspend Armenia if it continues pursuing European Union membership, urging...

Moscow has escalated pressure on Yerevan ahead of the 7 June elections, including trade bans, EAEU suspension warnings and a Putin drawing parallels between Armenia and Ukraine,…

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders gathered at a summit in Astana and urged Yerevan to choose between the Russia-led union and the EU, as the 7 June Armenian election…

Armenia will hold a referendum to decide its future alignment between the Russian led economic bloc or the European Union.

ASTANA: Armenia should hold a referendum on EU membership “as soon as possible,” President Vladimir Putin and three Russian-allied leaders said in a statement Friday, escalating…

El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, logró su objetivo de presionar a Armenia para que convoque cuanto antes un referéndum sobre el ingreso en la UE

Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin claimed Armenia could face a crisis similar to Ukraine due to its European integration aims, whilst threatening to flatten any country attacking…