Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the collapse of Russian-Armenian relations and warned that Moscow could “reconsider a lot” and take “practical steps” in response to Yerevan’s friendship with “the enemies of Russia.”

In 2020, 96% of Armenia’s military-technical cooperation was with the Russian Federation. Since 2021, Armenia has signed many billion-dollar agreements with various countries. Russia's share in the total volume decreased to 10%. This was stated by the country's Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili was subjected to massive criticism from the Patriarchate and the country's authorities. During a speech in London, she stated that the situation in the Georgian Orthodox Church is complex and one of the main reasons for this is the weakness of the Patriarch.

They tried to force Armenia to join the Union State. This was stated by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic Alen Simonyan.

The Japanese government has imposed sanctions against 12 Russian individuals and 36 organizations. They included the Kalashnikov and Almaz-Antey concerns, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and the Tinkoff Bank.

Armenia will move in the direction that will provide it with maximum security. The country is ready to deepen relations with the European Union and become a candidate for membership in it. This was announced by the speaker of the parliament of the republic Alen Simonyan.

The European Parliament adopted two resolutions on foreign policy and security. He called on the European Union to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and suspend purchases of Azerbaijani oil and gas.

Instead of fulfilling its security obligations towards Armenia, the CSTO is creating problems. This was stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Moscow categorically does not accept the reproaches of the Armenian authorities for the CSTO’s failure to fulfill its mandate and obligations towards Yerevan. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

The “freezing” of Armenia’s participation in the CSTO is a political, not a legal assessment. Thus, the head of the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Armenian Parliament, Sarkis Khandanyan, commented on the statements of Russian officials that there are no legal procedures for “freezing” and Yerevan must specify its position. The chairman of the parliamentary commission recalled that there is currently no progress in relations between Armenia and the CSTO, and Yerevan has not participated in the organization’s activities for more than a year.