According to the official Armenian readout of the call, Zelenskyy congratulated Pashinian on being reappointed to his post as a result of recent parliamentary elections before the two men discussed issues on “the Armenia-Ukraine partnership agenda” as well as “regional and global developments.”

“Relations between Ukraine and Armenia are now becoming even more constructive, and it is important that we maintain a continuous dialogue,” Zelenskyy said in an English-language post on X. “We discussed the results of my visit to Armenia and the priority areas for cooperation.”

The Ukrainian leader traveled to the Armenian capital in early May to attend a European Political Community (EPC) summit held there. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan “followed up” on that visit in a separate phone call on Tuesday.

“I informed my colleague about the consequences of Russia’s latest attacks against Ukraine and its continued terror against our people and civilian infrastructure,” Sybiha wrote on X. “We agreed to remain in close contact and continue developing Ukraine-Armenia cooperation.”

Addressing the EPC gathering in Yerevan, Zelenskyy implicitly threated to disrupt Russia’s upcoming Victory Day parade in Moscow with drone strikes. The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the “terrorist” threats and Pashinian’s failure to respond to them. Pashinian rejected the criticism echoed by senior Russian lawmakers.

The diplomatic spat added to mounting Russian-Armenian tensions that led to Russian bans on imports of agricultural products and mineral water from Armenia. Moscow has been pressuring Yerevan to quickly choose between remaining part of a Russian-led trade bloc and seeking to join the European Union.

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman also deplored last week Yerevan’s “demonstrative flirtations with the Kyiv regime.” He said they raise “serious doubts about the readiness of the ruling circles in Armenia for a truly allied cooperation with Russia.”

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