Moscow intensified its criticism of Yerevan’s efforts to garner membership in the European Union, with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaling that Armenia’s population should prepare for “several cold winters.

Russia has depleted much of its Soviet-era military-industrial stockpile, with remaining equipment in poor condition, the independent media outlet The Insider reported on Jan. 28. The Russian military has lost more than half of its available equipment,

Mirzoyan stressed that Armenia’s economic ties with Russia, including its membership in the Moscow backed Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), remains a primary pillar of Armenia-Russia cooperation.

Moscow wants to resume arms control talks with the United States "as soon as possible," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Such negotiations are "in the interests of the whole world" and the peoples of both countries, Peskov told reporters at his Friday briefing, adding that the ball is now in the Americans' court.

Lavrov responded that while Moscow has strategic partnerships and allied relationships with Armenia as well as with Azerbaijan it has a “vested interest” in seeing Armenia and Azerbaijan normalize their relations.

On the day that Trump took the oath of office, Putin convened a meeting of top officials in which he said that Moscow was open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on the Ukrainian conflict if the sides could eliminate "the root causes" of the war.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said actions taken by President Donald Trump soon after his inauguration show the methods he will employ to advance the interests of the US.

Lavrov, according to a statement released by his office, said Russia “has always valued and continues to value fraternal ties with the Armenian people, with Armenia.”

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a working visit to Moscow on January 21, his ministry reports. During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The meeting will conclude with a joint press conference by the two ministers.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga confirmed that Kiev is upholding its ban on direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as established by President Volodymyr Zelensky two years ago.

Moscow intensified its criticism of Yerevan’s efforts to garner membership in the European Union, with Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, signaling that Armenia’s population should prepare for “several cold winters.