# Putin meets Pashinyan for first time since Armenia’s election, urges choice between EU and EAEU

https://mins.news/en/item/40887

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 19:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/putin-meets-pashinyan-for-the-first-time-since-armenia-s-latest-election-and-asks-him-to-choose-soon-the-eu-or-the-eaeu

> Russian President Vladimir Putin met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the SCO summit in Bishkek, their first face-to-face meeting since Armenia’s June parliamentary election. Putin called EU membership Armenia’s legitimate right but said it complicates ties because of Armenia’s EAEU membership, urging Yerevan to decide soon. Pashinyan continues to seek closer EU ties while keeping Armenia in the EAEU for now.

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