Almost half of Armenians consider it beneficial to sever relations with the Russian Federation

36.5% of Armenian citizens surveyed believe that the severance of relations with the Russian Federation is entirely based on the interests of the country. Another 13.2% think that this is beneficial for Armenia. This was stated by the director of the GALLUP International association office in Yerevan, Aram Navasardyan.

42% of respondents believe that the severance of relations with the Russian Federation does not proceed from the interests of the country; 4.8% of respondents found it difficult to answer.

40% of respondents also believe that Armenia should not be a member of security organizations and should remain neutral. At the same time, 28% said that it was necessary to remain a member of the CSTO, and 22.5% voted for joining NATO.

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