Lavrov pointed to attempts by the West to draw Armenia into the anti-Russian camp

The West is trying to pull Russia's allies apart, including Armenia, by dragging it into erroneous logic in order to hurt Moscow as much as possible. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"The West is pulling apart, trying to pull apart our allies. First of all, starting with our neighbors, as he did with Georgia, Moldova, as they are doing now with Ukraine, and as they are trying to draw Armenia into the same erroneous logic. With only one goal — to make Russia as painful as possible, if you want, to make the task of preserving and strengthening Russia as a truly great power of civilization more difficult," Lavrov said at a meeting of the XXXIV Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy.

He also noted that Russia is actively working in Africa, restoring embassies, and this is a necessary process. The Foreign Minister stressed that in order to strengthen Russia's influence throughout the world and its attractiveness as a partner, the primary task is to fulfill all the goals of the special military operation.

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On May 20, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that Yerevan, taking into account its own interests, does not intend to take drastic steps towards Moscow. According to him, Armenia cannot put its interests below Russia's, while the republic will not enter into a confrontation with the Russian Federation either. The prime minister noted that he is in close contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 9 that relations between Moscow and Yerevan have been special for centuries. Speaking about Armenia's plans to join the European Union, he noted that this requires special consideration, but Russia does not see "anything special" in this.