Overview
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia has no intention of abandoning Russian grain in favor of Ukrainian imports.
- He labeled the Russian foreign intelligence service’s allegation as "absolute nonsense" and noted he was breaking his usual practice by commenting.
- Earlier, Russia’s SVR asserted that Armenia sought to help Kyiv by buying more expensive Ukrainian grain using European Union funds.
- The SVR also framed its claim within a narrative that EU budgets are strained and that Brussels will not allow payment with frozen Russian assets.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said SVR statements are never unfounded, even as Armenia denies any change to its procurement policy.