Armenia would not oppose the withdrawal of Russia’s military base as its alliance with Moscow loses its former meaning

The 113,000 border crossings recorded at Upper Lars have revived fears of mobilisation. Yet the data do not so far confirm a new mass migration to the South Caucasus. The Upper Lars crossing between Russia and Georgia has once again become a...

Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to persuade Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to reconsider his country’s course towards closer ties with the European Union, with the two leaders confirming after talks in Bishkek that they remained divided over whether that process was compatible with Yerevan’s membership of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Relations between Armenia and Russia need to be “put on a healthier footing,” Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said as disagreements between the two countries intensify over issues ranging from railway management to Yerevan’s foreign-policy...

The CIA director’s proposal for a trilateral meeting has put diplomacy back on the agenda, but Moscow and Kyiv still fundamentally disagree over when negotiations should begin and how the war might end. There was something reminiscent of cold war...