Russian billionaire and leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, Samvel Karapetyan, has decided to respond to pre-election accusations through the courts. According to the Datalex legal database, the politician filed a lawsuit against the Civil Contract party and Public Television of Armenia, demanding a retraction of the information disseminated about him and a public apology.

The leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan issued a joint communiqué on Armenia's position on European integration. They supported the idea of ​​holding a national referendum in the country to determine its choice between joining the European Union and remaining in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Russia has stepped up covert operations aimed at undermining the Armenian leadership's re-election plans. Moscow has expressed concern about Armenia's growing ties with the West, Reuters reports, citing Western intelligence and confidential documents.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed a military parade in Yerevan marking Republic Day and declared that "peace has been established" after nearly 35 years of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Pashinyan's speech served as both a manifesto for a new Armenian military doctrine and an attempt to explain the kind of Armenia the authorities want to see after the Karabakh crisis.

US President Donald Trump pledged his unconditional support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Pro-war Telegram channels are increasingly warning of the growing threat posed not only by UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) but also by balloons carrying them. Similar technologies have recently been observed in several Russian regions, including North Ossetia, the Krasnodar Krai, the Rostov Oblast, and Crimea.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that he and Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the possibility of "resetting" relations between Tbilisi and Kyiv, which have noticeably deteriorated since the outbreak of full-scale war in Ukraine. The conversation between the two politicians took place on May 4 in Yerevan on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on Moscow's statements about a possible review of cooperation with Yerevan and an increase in Russian gas prices if Armenia continues to move closer to the European Union. According to the head of government, Yerevan is not concerned about such scenarios, even amid worsening relations with Russia.

A Baku court hearing cases of serious crimes sentenced religious figure Elshan Guliyev to four years in prison. He was found guilty of drug possession.

The Russian Federation will unilaterally terminate the agreement on the supply of gas, petroleum products, and diamonds to Armenia if it continues its path toward joining the European Union. This statement was made by Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.