European leaders converge on Armenia as Russia looks on

Armenia's parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 2026.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa participate in the first-ever EU-Armenia bilateral summit.

More than 30 European leaders and Canada's prime minister attend the EPC summit in Yerevan.

The EU approved a new civilian mission for Armenia for the next two years to counter disinformation, cyberattacks and illicit financial flows ahead of parliamentary elections.

Russia banned the import of Armenian mineral water, a move viewed as part of broader tensions surrounding Armenia's EU outreach.

Azerbaijan's parliament voted to suspend ties with the European Parliament over a resolution concerning Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian detainees.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Moscow. Putin noted Armenia's freedoms but warned that EU membership and Eurasian Economic Union membership cannot be simultaneous.

Hackers created a fake Signal account impersonating EU Ambassador Vassilis Maragos and invited NGO leaders to a fake conference on Armenia–EU relations; IP addresses traced to Zelenograd near Moscow.

A mass attack on WhatsApp compromised several hundred thousand accounts; the platform is widely used by government ministers and officials in Armenia.

Armenia's parliament passed a law to launch the process of joining the European Union.

The European Union brokered a border recognition deal with Armenia and deployed a civilian monitoring mission.

Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders signed a landmark peace agreement at the White House aimed at ending decades of conflict between them.

Azerbaijan launched a lightning military operation to complete its takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh, expelling more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians. Russia, which had peacekeepers on the ground, stood aside.