# Kremlin: Putin to outline Russia’s position on Armenia’s EU referendum to PM

https://mins.news/en/item/37759

- TASS, 2026-08-30 17:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179553

> Russian President Vladimir Putin will again present Moscow’s arguments on Armenia’s intention to join the European Union when he meets Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added that Russia believes Armenians should decide their future in a referendum.

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