Russia’s Medvedev says Armenia is pursuing break with Moscow

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has stated that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has taken a course toward a break with Russia, stressing that this should be “openly acknowledged.”

Medvedev said Pashinyan believes it is advantageous for him, squeezed between streams of various political currents, to build inflated authority in the West, while risking ties with Russia, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

The Russian official has previously also said that the Armenian prime minister could “land painfully” if he ends up “between two chairs” of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU).

According to Medvedev, Yerevan is simultaneously seeking closer ties with Europe while trying to retain the benefits of its membership in the EAEU.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov