RA Prime Minister: We will not take steps against Russia, much less  fight it

ArmInfo. The number of people in both Armenia and Russia who want to provoke a crisis in Armenian-Russian relations is significant. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a briefing on May 22.

He reiterated his previous statement that Armenia will not enter into  conflict with Russia. "We will not take steps against Russia, much  less fight it, because this is not serious. Russia is a great power  that should be treated with respect, and we do. We also respect  Moscow's interests," the head of the Armenian government noted,  adding that Yerevan has never participated in anti-Russian  operations. He assured that the country will not be drawn into these  processes in the future.

Nevertheless, continuing on the topic, Pashinyan noted that Armenia  is not on Russia's side on the Ukrainian issue. Responding to a  question about inviting the Ukrainian president to Yerevan for the  European Political Community summit, the prime minister noted that he  sees no reason to restrict contacts with Ukraine or Zelenskyy's visit  to Armenia.

"Why shouldn't the Ukrainian president come to Armenia? When Armenia  was in conflict with Azerbaijan, didn't the Azerbaijani president  travel to Russia, or didn't the Russian president travel to  Azerbaijan? Was there ever a single instance where we asked: why is  the Azerbaijani president traveling to Russia, or vice versa? Back in  2022, we stated that Armenia is not Russia's ally on issues related  to Ukraine. Is Ukraine not a state? Ukraine is a member state of the  UN and a European political state," he added.