The EU intends to support the Armenian armed forces to strengthen its capabilities. This was stated by the head of the EU delegation to Armenia, Vasilis Maragos, during parliamentary hearings on the topic “New prospects and challenges for Armenia’s European integration.”

Suspicious people in Russian uniforms are on duty near the houses of emigrants from the Russian Federation living in Armenia, as well as at public events. They often ask neighbors and others about the objects they are observing. Artur Sakunts from the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly spoke about this.

Yerevan’s statements that Moscow and the CSTO did not help Armenia during the aggravation in Karabakh are a lie. Yerevan made decisions under the influence of NATO. This is what Maria Zakharova, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on air on the Zvezda TV channel.

Despite membership in the pro-Russian organizations CSTO and EurAsEC, the country's main trade and economic partners are Europe and the United States. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan spoke about this in an interview with the Argentine TV channel Todo Noticias.

The presence of the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia is the only real guarantee of the country’s sovereignty. The idea that their withdrawal will somehow strengthen the military potential of the republic is dangerous demagoguery. This statement was released by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The Armenian leadership, under far-fetched pretexts, distorting the history of the last three years, is deliberately leading to the collapse of relations with the Russian Federation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Izvestia.

There will be no Russian border guards at Yerevan Zvartnots Airport until August 1. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan stated this.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Georgian citizen Alexander Inasaridze and the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasily Malyuk in absentia on charges of committing a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge. Both are charged with Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Terrorist attack).

Russia is currently going through a rather difficult period of relations with fraternal Armenia. The Russian Federation hopes that political will will prevail in Yerevan to continue the development of relations and the countries will successfully pass through this difficult period. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

Georgia unconditionally supports the territorial integrity of Armenia, stability and peace in the South Caucasus. Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze spoke about this at a joint briefing with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan.