# Russian Foreign Ministry comments on Armenia’s ‘blackmail’ and Western support for attacks on Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/15388

- TASS, 2026-08-06 16:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2169825

> Alexey Fadeyev, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s information and press department, commented on what he described as Armenia’s “blackmail” and Western support for attacks on Russia. He also said that Kyiv had not proposed resuming diplomatic contacts. The remarks link the issues to wider disputes involving Russia, Ukraine and regional diplomacy.