Will Russia Refuse Arms Supply Negotiations with Armenia? Zakharova Responds

Russia is not refusing contact with Armenia in the field of military-technical cooperation. This was stated by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, during a press briefing, in response to the remarks made by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and reports that Russia might abandon negotiations on arms supplies to Armenia.

Zakharova called for addressing inquiries about military supplies to the relevant departments. “Military supplies to foreign countries are carried out considering the needs for special military operations, as has been repeatedly stated by the leadership of the Russian Federation. The existing restrictions on certain types of weapons and military equipment concern not only Armenia but also our other partners in military-technical cooperation. As for our interaction with Armenia in the military-technical sphere, we are not refusing it; it is ongoing regularly, and we have not seen complaints from that side,” Zakharova noted.

It is worth recalling that earlier, Galuzin had stated that Armenia's transition under the “umbrella” of the United States and NATO would make it impossible to maintain a unified defensive space with the Russian Federation and within the CSTO framework.