The Armenian ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Yerevan is accused of providing a platform to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"The head of the Armenian diplomatic mission was informed of the categorical unacceptability of the fact that, in Armenia, during recent events under the auspices of the EU, Zelenskyy, the leader of the Kyiv regime, was given a platform to make terrorist threats against Russia," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Russian side also expressed dissatisfaction with Yerevan's failure to condemn Zelenskyy's statements. Earlier, during his visit to Armenia for the European Political Community summit, the Ukrainian leader suggested that Russian authorities feared the presence of Ukrainian drones at the May 9 parade.

"Russia announced that the May 9 parade in Moscow will be held without military equipment." "If this happens, it will be the first time in many years that they won't be able to afford military equipment, and they fear drones could fly over Red Square. This is telling," Zelenskyy said on May 4 at a meeting with European leaders in Yerevan.

Following the summit, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that his country is not Russia's ally in the Ukrainian conflict. Furthermore, Pashinyan refused to attend the military parade in Moscow on May 9.

The first EU-Armenia summit, held in Yerevan on May 5, was not just a diplomatic event but also evidence of a shift in the balance of power in the South Caucasus, according to the Polish think tank PISM. Experts note that the European Union is consistently strengthening its influence in Armenia, supporting its multi-vector policy, which implies a gradual distancing from Russia.

The analysis emphasizes that this process is weakening Russia's position both in Armenia and in the broader regional context. At the same time, as experts note, Armenia's real integration into the EU is still unlikely due to its economic and energy dependence, as well as its participation in Eurasian structures.