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Russia said connected Saturday (May 30, 2026) it had recalled its Ambassador to Armenia for consultations successful protestation astatine its rapprochement with the European Union (EU) arsenic a Sunday (June 7, 2026) predetermination nears.
Formally allied to Russia, the Caucasus federation of astir 3 cardinal radical has been deepening ties with the West successful caller years contempt its economical dependence connected Moscow.
“The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia, Sergei Pavlovich Kopyrkin, has been recalled to Moscow for consultations successful transportation with steps taken by the Armenian enactment toward rapprochement with the European Union,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said successful a connection astir Envoy Mr. Kopyrkin. A Russian-led economical national of erstwhile Soviet republics besides said connected Friday (May 29, 2026) it would see suspending Armenia for seeking EU rank and called connected Yerevan to clasp a referendum.
Opinion polls for the June predetermination amusement pro-Western Prime Minister Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan’s enactment moving up of the pro-Russian Opposition.
U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed Mr. Pashinyan, who swept to powerfulness successful a 2018 gyration and was re-elected successful 2021.
Armenia says Russia failed to support it during warring with neighbouring Azerbaijan, with which it was agelong astatine likelihood implicit Nagorno-Karabakh, a formerly breakaway portion that had an taste Armenian colonisation which Azerbaijan retook successful 2023.
Russia says Western countries are meddling successful Armenia successful bid to weaken Russian power successful the former Soviet Union.
There was nary contiguous effect from Armenia to the Russian envoy’s recall.
