Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kuperkin was summoned to Moscow for consultations “regarding the steps of the Armenian leadership towards rapprochement with the European Union, which are harmful to interaction within the European Union.” Eurasian Economic Union».
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued the corresponding notification on the morning of May 30, without specifying any details.
Summoning the ambassador for consultation is one diplomatic way to show dissatisfaction. Such a step would lead to a symbolic decline in the level of relations between the two countries. When the ambassador is outside the country, her interests are represented by a charge d’affaires with limited powers.
Over the past few years, Armenia has begun to move closer to the European Union. Two weeks before the elections, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was also supported by Donald Trump. Russia accuses Pashinyan of taking a pro-Western path, and demands that businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is under investigation in Armenia, be allowed to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for next June 7.
