The crisis in the Armenian-Russian allied relations goes through “extraordinary” diplomatic shifts.

While the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin is already in Russia–who has consultations related to the steps of the Armenian leadership aimed at rapprochement with the EU to hold, the RA Ambassador to the Russian Federation Gurgen Arsenyan, who was recently in RA, with an accelerated procedure again left for Moscow.

According to 168.am’s information, against the background of Russia’s recent harsh statements and application of economic sanctions, and the ultimatum presented by EAEU leaders, the RA authorities hastily terminated the so-called “vacation” of Gurgen Arsenyan, worried about possible harsh measures from the Russian side, and sent him back to “find a language”.

His recall to Yerevan “for the purpose of consultations” was formulated as a “vacation”.

Earlier, however, 168.am wrote that after the 8th summit of the European Political Community platform held in Yerevan on May 4, Ambassador Gurgen Arsenyan was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 7. He met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.

“The head of the diplomatic mission was informed about the categorical inadmissibility of providing a “pulpit” to Vladimir Zelensky, the leader of the Nazi regime in Armenia, to make terroristic threats against Russia, within the framework of the latest events under the auspices of the EU,” said the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry also stated that during the meeting with the RA ambassador, it was emphasized that Moscow is justly upset in this regard and considers the lack of a proper negative assessment by the official Yerevan to be inconsistent with the partnership nature of Russian-Armenian relations.

According to the report, the ambassador promised to report to Yerevan about the complaint presented by the Russian side.

168.amThe highly reliable sources of “Arsenyan” reported that after Gurgen Arsenyan’s visit to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Arsenyan was called to Armenia for consultations. As it became known later, the RA government formulated this visit as a vacation, but after the drastic political messages and actions of the Russian Federation, it decided not to take further risks and “return” Arsenyan to the diplomatic service in order not to deepen the crisis and to find edges with the Russian side.

Let’s remind that the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced today.

“He (Ambassador Kopirkin) is in Moscow and holding consultations.”

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