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Extracted claims (5)
- Armenian authorities accused Russian peacekeepers deployed in Karabakh of failing to stop Azerbaijan’s onslaught in 2023; Moscow rejected accusations citing mandate limits.
- Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement with Azerbaijan in 2025, ending decades of hostilities.
- Armenian law bans holders of Russian passports from taking part in elections, which PM Pashinyan cited in response to Putin’s comments on arrest of pro-Russia representatives.
- Putin expressed hope that pro-Russia forces will be allowed to freely compete in Armenia’s parliamentary elections set for June 2026, noting some representatives have been put in custody.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Armenia it is impossible to be part of both the EU and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, signaling Russian leverage against Armenia’s EU aspirations.