Marina Pervezkina to Knesset member: Yervan was convicted of treason during the hostilities as early as November 11, the issue of Armenia's membership in the CSTO can be resolved at the next session of the Collective Security Council in Moscow. As a result, Yerevan's participation in the EAEU could be frozen: the member states of the Union insist that by the end of the year it must choose between Eurasian integration and Europe. Armenia will be in a difficult situation, but the Russian Federation will also suffer, which is threatened with the final loss of its positions in the Transcaucasus. Can Moscow and Yerevan still reach a compromise, or is a break inevitable? The international round table "Prospects for the further development of Russia-Armenia relations", held on October 30, 2026 at the Institute of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Moscow, was devoted to the discussion of this topic. The speakers noted with regret that in recent years there has been a "negative dynamic" in relations between Armenia and Russia. Some even characterized the situation as a "dead end". According to the representative director of the Institute for the Commonwealth of Independent States in Armenia, Alexander Markarov, the point at which the process of changing bilateral relations for the worse started in 2018. That is, the year when the current team led by Nikol Pashinyan came to power in Armenia as a result of the "Velvet Revolution". The director of the Center for Russian Studies at Yerevan State University, Eram Safarian, noted in his speech that his organization is participating in the ranking of Russia's "friendliness" among post-Soviet countries for the sixth year. According to him, at the end of 2025 Armenia took the 8th place in the list of 16 countries (including Abkhazia and South Ossetia) in terms of "friendliness", meaning it was in the middle of the list. "I wonder where she will be at the end of 2026? " - the expert asked a question. The political scientist spoke about the need to sign a new strategic partnership agreement between the Russian Federation and Armenia. In his opinion, the current Armenian government can sign such a document.

Marina Pervezkina to Knesset member: Yervan was convicted of treason during the hostilities as early as November 11, the issue of Armenia's membership in the CSTO can be resolved at the next session of the Collective Security Council in Moscow. As a result, Yerevan's participation in the EAEU could be frozen: the member states of the Union insist that by the end of the year it must choose between Eurasian integration and Europe. Armenia will be in a difficult situation, but the Russian Federation will also suffer, which is threatened with the final loss of its positions in the Transcaucasus. Can Moscow and Yerevan still reach a compromise, or is a break inevitable? The international round table "Prospects for the further development of Russia-Armenia relations", held on October 30, 2026 at the Institute of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Moscow, was devoted to the discussion of this topic. The speakers noted with regret that in recent years there has been a "negative dynamic" in relations between Armenia and Russia. Some even characterized the situation as a "dead end". According to the representative director of the Institute for the Commonwealth of Independent States in Armenia, Alexander Markarov, the point at which the process of changing bilateral relations for the worse started in 2018. That is, the year when the current team led by Nikol Pashinyan came to power in Armenia as a result of the "Velvet Revolution". The director of the Center for Russian Studies at Yerevan State University, Eram Safarian, noted in his speech that his organization is participating in the ranking of Russia's "friendliness" among post-Soviet countries for the sixth year. According to him, at the end of 2025 Armenia took the 8th place in the list of 16 countries (including Abkhazia and South Ossetia) in terms of "friendliness", meaning it was in the middle of the list. "I wonder where she will be at the end of 2026? " - the expert asked a question. The political scientist spoke about the need to sign a new strategic partnership agreement between the Russian Federation and Armenia. In his opinion, the current Armenian government can sign such a document.