Vladimir Putin's speech at the press conference following the EAEU summit in Astana was more like a warning to Yerevan, couched in a detailed scenario of the consequences of Armenia's possible withdrawal from the Eurasian integration space.

Russian billionaire and leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, Samvel Karapetyan, has decided to respond to pre-election accusations through the courts. According to the Datalex legal database, the politician filed a lawsuit against the Civil Contract party and Public Television of Armenia, demanding a retraction of the information disseminated about him and a public apology.

The leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan issued a joint communiqué on Armenia's position on European integration. They supported the idea of ​​holding a national referendum in the country to determine its choice between joining the European Union and remaining in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Humanitarian aid intended for families affected by the flooding was delivered to the village of Troitskoye in Ingushetia's Sunzhensky District. The shipment, including food and household items, arrived from Dagestan.

Russia has stepped up covert operations aimed at undermining the Armenian leadership's re-election plans. Moscow has expressed concern about Armenia's growing ties with the West, Reuters reports, citing Western intelligence and confidential documents.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced Askhad Zambatov to five years in prison. He was found guilty of evading military service.

The Moscow City Court upheld the arrest of Alina Dzhikayeva, editor-in-chief of Sapa Media, accused of bribing a police officer.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed a military parade in Yerevan marking Republic Day and declared that "peace has been established" after nearly 35 years of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Pashinyan's speech served as both a manifesto for a new Armenian military doctrine and an attempt to explain the kind of Armenia the authorities want to see after the Karabakh crisis.

Servet Gaziyev, a 66-year-old Crimean Tatar political prisoner, was hospitalized in the medical unit located at Penal Colony No. 5 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. His condition worsened due to a critical spike in blood pressure.

US President Donald Trump pledged his unconditional support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the upcoming parliamentary elections.