There are no trade complications between Armenia and Russia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk stated. This is essentially a statement about the transformation of Armenian-Russian relations. Of course, one statement cannot cover the entire broad process, essentially the historical-political process, but Overchuk’s statement is one of its indicators, especially considering the fact that Russian Ambassador to Armenia Kopirkin was summoned to Moscow for consultations.
There were many observations regarding this call, but perhaps one of the important aspects remained open. Kopirkin was summoned to Moscow for a consultation amid profound transformations taking place in the Russian elite. And they were expressed either by personnel appointments in the process of forming a new government, or they are also expressed by noisy corruption cases and arrests in the Ministry of Defense.
It is against this background that Kopirkin is called to Moscow. On the other hand, in the Armenian-Russian relations, in other sense, nothing happened that would be a reason to call the ambassador. Nikol Pashinyan, for example, is not the first time that he stands out with harsh comments towards Russia. The deep reasons for Kopirkin’s call are probably in Moscow, in the inner-elite rearrangements, and in that sense, Overchuk’s statement is significant. In terms of the Armenian-Russian relationship, the economic component seems to dominate the Russian elite.
This has a number of both tactical and strategic reasons, which will be addressed in the future. Moreover, this is a remarkable circumstance also in the background that even in Russia, a doctor of economic sciences is appointed as the head of the Ministry of Defense, who, according to Putin, should solve the issues of “integration” of the military industry and the economy. Here, perhaps, over time, remarkable strata affecting regional politics will emerge and stand out.
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