Russian FM comments on Yerevan`s accusations of Russia`s planned  interference in Armenia electoral processes

ArmInfo.  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a meeting with Armenian Parliament Speaker Allen Simonyan in Moscow, called accusations against the  Russian side of its intention to interfere in Armenia's electoral  processes strange.

The Russian Foreign Minister understood that domestic political  processes always take on a special dimension and generate heightened  interest from external forces in the lead- up to elections. "You are  essentially beginning an election campaign in preparation for  parliamentary elections, and I can simply assure you that when  signals are heard from abroad that someone is planning to interfere,  with obvious pressure on the Russian Federation, and when calls are  made from Yerevan to the European Union to help us prevent such  interference, this is strange to us, and I have no doubt that  responsible politicians in Yerevan are aware that these approaches  are being made with openly provocative intentions," Lavrov said.

It is worth noting that the European Union previously announced it  would provide ?15 million in aid to Armenia to combat hybrid threats  in the run-up to parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, 2026.  European officials stated that this aid is being provided in response  to a request from the Armenian authorities to assist in countering  threats emanating from Russia.