Armenia was heavily dependent on the Russian Federation, including on arms supplies. Reliance on one supplier is not safe. This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan. He noted that Yerevan currently has 4-5 main arms import partners.

Grigoryan said that the Russian Federation sent weapons to Armenia, but the latter “was not satisfied with what was sent.” “We think more should be sent. We paid for it and for the last 4 years we haven’t gotten what we paid for,” he shared.

Previously, Grigoryan reported that in 2020, 96% of Yerevan’s military-technical cooperation was with the Russian Federation; since 2021, Russia’s share has collapsed to 10%. 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.”

In addition, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that his country has no choice but to move towards Europe. He also repeatedly criticized the military-political bloc CSTO, which is under Russian influence, and announced the suspension of Armenia’s participation in it.