Just days before Armenia’s decisive elections on Sunday, the European Commission declared it was “standing firmly” in its backing of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, stating it was preparing a support package of measures to alleviate mounting Russian economic sanctions against Yerevan due to its pro-Western, pro-EU turn.
“By extending export restrictions on Armenian products, Moscow is weaponising economic relations for political pressure,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on Thursday.
