Putin says Armenia EU membership referendum would be ‘logical’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday it would be “logical” if Armenia held an EU membership referendum, after the country, long allied to Russia, hosted a European summit for the first time.
The former Soviet republic froze its membership in the Russian-led CSTO military alliance in 2024 over Russia’s failure to defend it against Azerbaijan, and has expressed an interest in joining the European Union, angering the Kremlin. It has also signed a series of security memoranda aimed at anchoring itself in a widening network of European and transatlantic defence partnerships and away from Russia.
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Asked at a press conference about Yerevan’s EU aspirations, Putin said it would be “quite logical to hold a referendum and ask the Armenian citizens what their…
