Russia has summoned the Armenian ambassador relating to a collection of actions it described as “unfriendly”.
This improvement underscores the rising rigidity between Moscow and the smaller ex-Soviet republic, which Russia sees as a part of its sphere of affect.
In an announcement, the Russian overseas ministry listed these as
Armenia’s choices to enroll to the International Criminal
Court and to host a navy train with the US, as
nicely as a go to to Ukraine by the Armenian prime minister’s spouse
to ship humanitarian help.
It mentioned a “harsh illustration” had been made to
the ambassador, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, additionally complaining of
“offensive statements” allegedly made by Alen Simonyan, chair of
the Armenian National Assembly, about ministry spokeswoman Maria
Zakharova.
Armenia, the place a Russian navy base is positioned and which closely depends upon Russia for its defence sources, has been vocal in its recent grievances. It has argued that Russian peacekeepers have not successfully resolved the Azerbaijani blockade, stopping important provides from reaching Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian area inside Azerbaijan.
