“On the initiative of the Armenian side, a telephone conversation between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan took place,” he said yesterday. to report was the Kremlin.

According to the Kremlin, the Russian president reaffirmed his loyalty to the joint statement of the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia at the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) summit held in Astana on May 29, 2026, which refers to the steps taken by the Republic of Armenia towards joining the European Union.

“Particularly, Vladimir Putin emphasized the need to hold a nationwide referendum in Armenia as soon as possible on joining the European Union or remaining a member of the Eurasian Economic Union,” said the Russian official. in the message։

The President of Russia has put the RA government in front of a choice, in the end, what does the interest of RA demand: to stay in the EAEU or to go to the EU?

Head of the Yerevan Institute of Network Research, political scientist Gagik Harutyunyan according to him, it is obvious that Pashinyan was appointed to Armenia by the anti-Russian forces, because there were plans for which he was appointed.

“As long as Pashinyan is the leader of Armenia and is appointed by other people, he will never be able to solve the issue of normalization of relations with Russia alone. In other words, Nikol Pashinyan cannot decide on his own whether to stay in the EAEU or to go to the EU. Let me remind you that for many years, Turkey wants to become a member of the EU, which is impossible for it, because there are certain conditions that must be met.

Is the EU an alternative to the Eurasian Economic Union, of course not, because Armenia is not expected in the EU, and Armenia is currently not a country that can become a member of the EU on its own.” 168.amGagik Harutyunyan said in a conversation with

According to the political scientist, after the restrictions on Armenian products in the Russian market, Nikol Pashinyan is trying to solve certain economic problems so that Armenian producers do not make a big revolt, but he is unable to. Those problems will remain as long as Nikol Pashinyan has such a position towards Russia.

“It turns out that Nikol Pashinyan is working against Russia for foreign forces. So, the problems should be solved in a different way, there was a chance for it during the elections, but what happened was due to the frauds that happened,” the political scientist added.

Our interlocutor emphasized that the Armenian producer should be told frankly that the European market is full of various products, therefore, the market does not have the need for the Armenian product, if it does, it is in small volume.

“European businessmen absolutely do not need Armenian products, therefore, when making a choice between the EAEU and the EU, one should think long and take into account the interest of the state.

In such conditions, the Armenian people have been suffering for 8 years and have a very bad perspective, we are threatened with a hybrid genocide. I don’t mean that what happened in 1915 will happen, but that hybrid genocide will be done through the economy and other sectors,” Gagik Harutyunyan emphasized.

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