Overview
- The Kremlin said Sunday that Armenia gave Volodymyr Zelenskiy a stage for "anti-Russian remarks" and said it is waiting for an explanation.
- Russia had summoned Armenia's ambassador on Thursday over what it called "terrorist threats" contained in Zelenskiy's comments in Yerevan.
- Zelenskiy, in Yerevan for a European Political Community summit, said Russia feared drones over Red Square during the May 9 parade, which Moscow scaled back due to attack risks.
- Russian officials say Armenia is drifting into the EU's "anti-Russian orbit" after hosting more than 40 European leaders and an EU–Armenia summit.
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says Armenia is not Russia's ally on the Ukraine war, after suspending its role in the Russia-led CSTO in 2024 and clashing with Moscow following Nagorno-Karabakh's fall in 2023.