Russian MP: Armenia is following Ukraine`s path

ArmInfo.  Armenia will choose a Western development path if Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wins the parliamentary elections, stated Viktor Vodolatsky, First Deputy  Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian  Integration, and Relations with Compatriots, in an interview with  Lenta.ru.

In this vein, he discussed the circumstances that could push Armenia  to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

"The commitments he made when signing the agreement in France to  sever all relations with Russia and fully embrace the Western  platform are one thing. The second is the Armenian parliamentary  elections. If Pashinyan wins a majority, then, naturally, Armenia  will choose a Western development path," Vodolatsky said.

According to him, Armenia is following the path taken by Ukraine and  other countries serving European interests.

"Armenia is following the path taken by Ukraine and other countries  that are now appendages of Europe, serving its interests. Pashinyan  is awaiting elections. All his decisions depend on how the elections  go:  withdrawal from the CSTO, ceasing work in the CIS, and many  other nuances he will make if his party wins," Vodolatsky emphasized.

As a reminder, Armenia has been boycotting CSTO events since the end  of 2022. In February 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  declared that Armenia had effectively frozen its participation in the  CSTO, as the organization had failed to fulfill its obligations to  Armenia, which could not go without consequences. And on September  18, 2024, at the Second Armenian World Summit, Pashinyan declared  that the CSTO poses threats to Armenia's security, its continued  existence, sovereignty, and statehood.