INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
business daily reported Wednesday, citing officials and other sources familiar with the strategy.The initiative is being overseen by the
interests in Yerevan, according to another source.Information campaigns are reportedly already underway, with broader efforts expected as
the elections approach.While Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seen as likely to win re-election next year, a source close to the
the Armenian efforts: the Department for Domestic Policy, headed by Andrei Yarin; the Department for Monitoring and Analysis of Social
Processes, led by Alexander Kharichev; and the Department for Public Projects, overseen by Sergei Novikov.Relations between Moscow and
Yerevan have been on edge since 2023, when Armenia appealed to the Russia-led CSTO alliance for support as Azerbaijan launched a lightning
offensive to retake Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia, however, declined to intervene.In February 2024, Pashinyan announced Armenia would freeze its participation in CSTO
currently holds a majority in the National Assembly.Russia may aim for a limited, yet strategic role in Armenian politics, Mikhail
