Armenia

Moscow now faces a region in which neighbours have more alternatives

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says Yerevan will soon prepare an EU membership application and has no plans to return to the Russian-led security bloc

The move comes after the EU included the Kulevi refinery in its 21st package of sanctions against Russia

Even without vocal holdouts like Orbán’s Hungary, achieving unanimity remains laborious when national economic, energy, or political sensitivities are at stake

The future Middle Corridor may not necessarily depend on the Black Sea route as it has in the past

Once approved by the European Parliament and EU member states, the scheme would liberalise most of Armenia's exports

As long as Israel thinks in terms of immediate tactical threats, the historical tragedies of other nations will only be pawns on the current chessboard

The poll is largely seen as a referendum on the Armenian PM dramatic pivot away from traditional ally Russia toward the West

As Yerevan deepens ties with the EU, Moscow recalls its ambassador, issues stark economic warnings, and frames the June 7 vote as a stark choice between East and West

Leaders of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) urged Armenia to choose its future by referendum “as soon as possible”

Senior Russian officials, including Dmitry Medvedev, have accused Pashinyan of leading Armenia down a “sorrowful path” akin to Ukraine’s

In the runup to the Armenian elections the pro-Russian forces seek to undermine the prime minister with unfounded narratives