Yerevan has not yet responded to Moscow's offer of legal protection for Russian citizens: Maria Zakharova.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Armenia does not deviate from the practice of detaining Russian citizens abroad at the request of third countries.
She emphasized that the accusations against the Russians are mostly untrue. According to the diplomat, last year Moscow handed Yerevan a draft of a special bilateral agreement, which was drawn up taking into account the wishes of the Armenian side. However, no substantive response has yet been provided by the partners.
Zakharova also stated that the citizens of the Russian Federation should not become "hostages of the political situation", therefore the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to keep this issue under control and seek their release.