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Nikol Pashinyan says Armenia’s relations with Russia ‘can no longer be the same’

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during an interview with RFI Armenian in Yerevan on 6 October 2026.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during an interview with RFI Armenian in Yerevan on 6 October 2026. © RFI

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has told RFI that his country intends to continue drawing closer to the European Union while maintaining ties with Russia, as Yerevan pursues what he describes as a more balanced and independent foreign policy.

Armenia’s relationship with Russia “can no longer be the same as it was before”, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told RFI in an exclusive interview in Yerevan, as his government seeks closer ties with the European Union without abandoning its longstanding partnership with Moscow.

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