Russia "appreciates" Armenia's balanced position on Ukraine![]() April 25, 2022 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia appreciates Armenia's balanced position on the Ukrainian crisis, according to Denis Gonchar, the director of the Fourth Department of the CIS countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry. "We appreciate the balanced position of our Armenian and Azerbaijani colleagues on the situation around Ukraine, amid the unprecedented anti-Russian campaign of the West," Gonchar said. "We are well aware of the pressure from foreign powers that the leaderships of Armenia and Azerbaijan are facing. We appreciate the fact that when building foreign policy Yerevan and Baku are guided, first of all, by their national interests." In general, Armenia has managed to remain neutral two months into the war between Russia and Ukraine. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |