Russia bans trucks from Armenia after Pashinyan's decision to hold exercises with NATO
Parliament warns that this threatens entire sectors of the greenhouse and horticulture industry
The Kremlin continues to increase pressure on the Armenian authorities following the decision of the government of Nikol Pashinyan to participate in military exercises with NATO. After banning the import of Armenian dairy products, Russia has banned the entry of trucks from Armenia, said Garnik Danielyan, a member of the Armenia parliamentary faction, on Thursday.
Source. This was reported by moscowtimes.eu.
According to the deputy, the information came from drivers and farmers who have been unable to import agricultural products to Russia across the border with Georgia for several days.
"Georgia reports that the Russian side has decided to ban the entry of Armenian trucks," Danielyan wrote on Facebook. While drivers are waiting for clarification, queues are forming at the border.
"Greenhouse farms may suffer great losses. And in the coming months, when the season of apricots and other fruits begins, this branch of agriculture may be completely under threat," Danielyan warns.
The new wave of deterioration in Yerevan's relations with the Kremlin came against the backdrop of NATO's Defender-23 exercise, which began on April 22 and involves the Armenian military.
The maneuvers, which are taking place in 10 European countries, will involve 17,000 pieces of equipment, 9,000 US troops, and another 17,000 soldiers from allied and partner countries.
In addition to Armenia, there are two other non-NATO countries, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Two years ago, Armenia refused to participate in NATO exercises, but this time it changed its position due to the cooling of relations with the Kremlin and the CSTO, which refused to support Pashinyan in the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
At the CSTO summit in November, Pashinyan told Putin about the organization's "fiasco" and then refused to sign the final declaration of the event.
Background. The Kremlin reportedly threatened Armenia with "negative consequences" for joining the Rome Statute.
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