The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, confirmed that the official Yerevan refused to give Russia the opportunity to provide humanitarian assistance to the Artsakh Armenians. During today’s briefing, Zakharova said that Armenia has given up support to the Karabaghs through “Russian Humanitarian Mission”, “Eurasia” organizations and Rossotrudnichestvo, which was launched in June-July 2025, in response to the request of Armenian non-governmental organizations.

“During this period, assistance was provided to almost 7,000 families located in almost all major cities of the republic and in remote and hard-to-reach communities and villages,” he detailed.

According to him, Russia has never left the people of the mentioned region without support and help and has never remained indifferent to the fate of the Karabakh people in Armenia.

Zakharova reminded that Moscow was one of the first to send humanitarian aid to Armenia, although at that time Yerevan was not very happy with the support of the Russian side, declaring: “Thank you, but it’s not necessary.”

“Even now, they refuse to continue the support planned for the people of Karabakh,” he said.

Zakharova detailed that during this period, about 140 tons of cargo were delivered: food, basic necessities, children’s kits. He emphasized that meeting such needs allowed the Armenian authorities to focus on the most pressing issues: housing security, employment and social integration. In addition, according to him, some products were bought in Armenia, which became an incentive for local production and small business.

Zakharova read the letter received from Armenia. “The legal norms of the Republic of Armenia limit the provision of donations and charitable aid during the pre-election period.”

He noted that the Russian side tried to find out what it meant, but there was no clarification.

He emphasized that the refusal of humanitarian aid, which has no political context, is due to the pre-election desire of the RA authorities to erase any mention of Russia in that period.

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