ArmInfo.  The South Caucasus is entering a new phase of turbulence, but it is unclear whether the current Armenian authorities, led by Nikol Pashinyan, are prepared to  withstand it. This is what Artak Zakaryan, former Deputy Defense  Minister of Armenia and member of the Executive Body of the  Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), writes.

ArmInfo.  The very fact of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's working visit to Russia  creates opportunities for restoring Armenian-Russian dialogue, but  it's too early to talk about a real thaw in bilateral relations. This  opinion was shared by political analyst and economist Grant Mikaelyan  in an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent. "The fact of the visit  itself offers certain hope and creates opportunities, given that  Moscow was initially against such a visit. We saw that the previous  meeting between Putin and Pashinyan (on April 1 — Ed.) was not very  successful," Mikaelyan noted.

ArmInfo. Public support for Armenia's European integration may weaken if the cost of reforms is felt before tangible benefits emerge. This opinion was expressed on his Facebook page by political scientist Sergey Minasyan, Deputy  Director of the Caucasus Institute, while presenting the domestic  dimension of Armenia's integration with the European Union (EU).

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan avoided providing a direct answer regarding whose initiative led to the cancellation of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin—a meeting Pashinyan himself had publicly  announced earlier in June.

ArmInfo.  Armenia views relations with Russia as a tool for financially securing a  reorientation toward a European path, stated Russian Foreign Ministry  spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

ArmInfo.  Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the head of the Russian and New Nakhichevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,  Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, on the occasion of Russia Day.

ArmInfo.RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Russia Day.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he would visit Russia if invited. He made this statement during a press-briefing on June 11.

ArmInfo.  The issue of Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is already a pressing issue, as stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference on June 10, following the CSTO Foreign Ministers' Council meeting in Kazan.

ArmInfo.  Moscow will await the official results of the parliamentary elections in Armenia, as stated by the Russian leader's official representative, Dmitry  Peskov.

ArmInfo.Armenia needs to decide between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the EU, otherwise it won't know what kind of jam it will make, says Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.

ArmInfo. Armenia is being tested by choosing between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Union (EU), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in an interview with Izvestia.

ArmInfo. Russia and Azerbaijan have established good, very good relations, and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is investing heavily in them, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on June 4.

ArmInfo. Russia will maintain normal relations with Armenia, regardless of the decision the country makes regarding its future path, Putin stated during a meeting with the heads of global news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

ArmInfo. Russia will not provide support to Yerevan within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), nor under bilateral agreements, if the country decides to continue its rapprochement with the European Union. Further decisions will depend, among other things, on the outcome of the elections in Armenia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told Interfax.

ArmInfo.The Armenian authorities have done everything to find themselves at the center of a clash of interests between Russia and the European Union. This was stated by Robert Kocharyan, Armenia's second president and the prime ministerial candidate from the Armenia bloc, in an interview with  Armenia TV.

ArmInfo. Following the elections, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to  Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.   Pashinyan made this announcment during an election campaign event in  Martuni.

ArmInfo.There's a huge gap between fine European rhetoric and real security guarantees. This opinion was expressed by Kazakh politician Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, speaking about Armenia's prospects for joining the European Union (EU).

ArmInfo. Russia does not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan indicates a softening of Moscow's position on Yerevan's choice between the EU and the EAEU. A Kommersant source in the Russian government reported this, referring to Putin's birthday greeting to Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. A telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan covered almost all aspects of the situation related to Armenia's  membership in the EAEU, including the  statement by the four leaders, as stated by Russian presidential  press secretary Dmitry Peskov to journalists,  according to TASS.