Russia–Armenia Ties Bottom Out as Yerevan Reconsiders Alliance With Moscow

Armenian leader questions ties with Russia following Azerbaijan’s successful offensive in the Karabakh region.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Nov. 23, 2022. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via Reuters

Moscow has branded as “unacceptable” remarks by Armenia’s prime minister in which he blamed Russian peacekeepers for failing to stop an offensive by Azerbaijan—his nation’s perennial foe—in the flashpoint Karabakh region.

“Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s [remarks] contain unacceptable attacks on Russia and are a cause for disgust,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a Sept. 25 statement.