{"id":5101,"date":"2026-04-06T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:22:39","slug":"armenia-would-do-well-to-appreciate-russias-support-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/armenia-would-do-well-to-appreciate-russias-support-senator\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia would do well to appreciate Russia\u2019s support \u2013 senator"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South Caucasus country\u2019s prosperity is in no small part attributable to low gas prices, Konstantin Kosachev has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Armenian politicians should not underestimate the extent of Moscow\u2019s support for Yerevan in the form of low gas prices, the vice speaker of the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, Konstantin Kosachev, has said. The senator\u2019s comment came after a senior Armenian lawmaker suggested that Yerevan could drift further away from Moscow, should it reconsider advantageous supply terms.<\/p>\n

In his remarks on Monday, Kosachev noted that the \u201ccurrent price of Russian gas is a potent stimulus for the development of many of Armenia\u2019s economic sectors and a significant factor for social and political stability in the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems to me that it would be fair if Armenian politicians took into account the extent of Russia\u2019s support to Armenia, instead of speculating on hypothetical changes to the pricing policy,\u201d<\/em> the Russian senator added.<\/p>\n

He stressed that Yerevan is in a far better position in terms of energy security at a time when much of Europe is grappling with soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against Iran.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Alen Simonyan, the president of Armenia\u2019s National Assembly, suggested that if Moscow raised gas prices, Yerevan could withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).<\/p>\n

Both groups include Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, while Tajikistan is a member of the CSTO but not the EAEU.<\/p>\n

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During talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that there is a \u201cconsiderable difference\u201d<\/em> between the price Yerevan pays for Russian gas at $177 per 1,000 cubic meters and those currently seen in the EU, which have exceeded $600.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Armenia has increasingly adopted a pro-Western foreign policy direction, expressing a wish to join the EU and suspending its participation in the CSTO.<\/p>\n

Yerevan has accused the organization of failing to adequately support the country during its conflict with Azerbaijan, which ended with the forcible transfer of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.<\/p>\n

Russia argues that the CSTO could not have considered Baku\u2019s military operation in the area as aggression against an alliance member, as Armenia never formally recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as its own territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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