ArmInfo.Moscow sees a lot of speculation regarding the meeting of the leaders of Armenia and  Russia in Moscow on May 8. This was stated on May 15 during a weekly briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in response to clarification as to whether it could be assumed that Moscow offered Pashinyan to completely withdraw Russian troops from the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Regarding temperature measurement, please go there (Armenia - ed.). This is how official  representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova commented on the prospects for warming Armenian-Russian political relations after the Putin-Pashinyan meeting in Moscow on May 8.

ArmInfo.The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova refused to assess the protests in Armenia and Georgia.

ArmInfo. Russian peacekeepers did the main thing that should not be forgotten: they brought peace  and stability to the conflict region, Russian Deputy FM Mikhail Galuzin said this in an interview with NEWS.ru regarding the role of the RMK in Artsakh.

ArmInfo. We welcome the holding of negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and  Armenia on a peace treaty on May 10 and 11 in Almaty. Another step has been taken towards achieving reliable and long-term peace and stability in the South Caucasus, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin stated in an interview with NEWS.ru in response to a request to assess the prospects of Astana  becoming a new negotiating platform for the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement.

ArmInfo. Yerevan requested to withdraw  the temporary operative forces of the Russian border  guards. This was announced on May 14 by Alexander Bortnikov, a candidate for the post of director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia. "Such a decision has been made," noted the head of the FSB.

ArmInfo.Russian border guards are leaving the territory adjacent to the village of Nerkin Hand,  Syunik region. The head of the village of Nerkin Hand Khachatur Baghdasaryan reported to the Armenian media representatives.

ArmInfo. There is no need to  exaggerate the complexity of the negotiations between Russian  President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan,  there are problematic topics, but there is still close interaction,  Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow.

ArmInfo. Today, the leaderships of Azerbaijan and Armenia have a chance to speed up the signing of the final peace document. Both sides are in a hurry, although each has its own motivation. This is how Russian political scientist Sergei Markedonov commented on the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 10 in Almaty.

ArmInfo. The leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, as well as Cuba, Laos and Guinea-Bissau will take part in the Victory Parade, in addition, heads of executive bodies of the CIS, the Union State, and the CSTO are invited. Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov told reporters on May 6.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Russian  President Vladimir Putin, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said. 

ArmInfo. Moscow still does not question the sovereign right of the Armenian partners to independently determine their foreign policy course, including in the context of further work in the CSTO. This was stated on May 3 during a weekly briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, in response to a question about the likelihood of Armenia leaving the CSTO.

ArmInfo.A seismic shift in Armenia's foreign policy that has seen it forge closer relations with  the European Union is not a threat to Moscow, the country's ambassador in Brussels insisted amid increasingly tense relations with the Kremlin.

ArmInfo. The Russian Embassy in Armenia spoke about the commemorative events held on the territory  of the Russian Federation on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of  the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo.The Russian side expects the participation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  in the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told reporters.

ArmInfo. It is very sad for Moscow that the Armenian authorities continue to publicly criticize the CSTO. This was stated on April 25 during a weekly briefing by official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria  Zakharova, in response to a question from an Azerbaijani journalist, presented in a manipulative manner.

ArmInfo. The rapprochement between Baku and Moscow is already a recorded fact, but the extent of  the same anti-Westernism and pro-Soviet nostalgia between the parties is different, as well as the motivations for building value lines. This is how political scientist Sergei Markedonov commented on the working visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to the Russian Federation.

ArmInfo.Famous Russian diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vladimir Kazimirov, who made enormous efforts for a fair solution to the Karabakh issue, has passed away at the age of 94. 

ArmInfo. On April 22, Moscow will host negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, who  will pay a working visit to Russia.