Armenia did not respond to Moscow’s rhetoric about the collapse of relations between the countries

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.” The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry made it clear that leaving the CSTO and lowering the bar in relations with the Russian Federation will have consequences. This means a review of Russia's policy towards Armenia, including the political, military and economic spheres.

Yerevan did not respond to Lavrov’s warnings. The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and Armenia at the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya was not planned. Despite the fact that Lavrov and Mirzoyan spent three days at this forum, they never found an opportunity to negotiate.

Earlier, the Armenian authorities announced the replacement of Russia as a weapons supplier. In 2020, 96% of Yerevan’s military-technical cooperation was with the Russian Federation. Since 2021, Armenia has signed many billion-dollar agreements with various countries. Russia's share among them decreased to 10%.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that his country has no choice but to move towards Europe. He also repeatedly criticized the military-political bloc CSTO, which is under Russian influence, and announced the freezing of Armenia’s participation in it.

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