"Create a threat": Armenia refused to conduct military exercises with the participation of the Russian Federation

This was stated by Prime Minister Nicol Pashinyan at a press conference on Tuesday, January 10. "In the current situation, we consider it inappropriate to carry out the exercises of the CCI in Armenia," Pashinyan said. Therefore, according to him, this year the military exercises "The Indomitable Brotherhood" will not happen. "The Armenian Defense Minister informed the United States Staff (this decision, ed. )," The country's Prime Minister added.

Yerevan has abandoned the exercises because of the aggravation of relations with Azerbaijan and the position of the CDC, which does not satisfy Armenia on this issue. "When the May 2021 events took place on the Sotki section - the Konnavar, the invasion of the sovereign territory of Armenia, we naturally expected from our partners of specific actions.

In response to our requests and appeals, we received remarks according to which the borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan were not Demacked, " - explained the situation of Pashinyan. He also expressed the opinion that the presence during the exercises in the Armenia of the Russian military can pose a danger to official Yerevan. Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow would clarify Yerevan's position.

"In any case, Armenia is our very close ally, we will continue the dialogue, including those issues that are now very difficult," Peskov added. We will remind, at the end of November 2022 in the State Duma of the Russian Federation called Armenia "illegal" and "Russophobic" country. The MP from the Unified Russia faction Yevgeny Fedorov stated that Armenia "illegally left the USSR", so it should "resolve the issue under the law".