Overchuk: If Armenia joins the EU, it will have no air travel with Russia
06.04.2026,
09:46
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk warned that if Armenia joins the European Union, it will have no air travel with Russia, TASS reports.
YEREVAN, April 6. /ARKA/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk warned that if Armenia joins the European Union, it will have no air travel with Russia, TASS reports.
"[There is] no air travel with the countries of the European Union now, which means we will have no air travel with Armenia," he emphasized on Channel One.
Overchuk emphasized that Armenian citizens should be aware of the potential consequences of Yerevan's decision to move closer to the EU.
"This may sound very harsh, but we want people in Armenia to understand that if this happens, it will happen because decisions have been made to move closer to the European Union," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized. At the same time, according to Overchuk, the ultimate consequences of Armenia's accession to the EU remain unknown.
During a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow on April 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is relaxed about Yerevan's relations with the EU, but that membership in the EU and the EAEU is incompatible. Pashinyan, in turn, said that Armenia is aware of the incompatibility of membership in both the EAEU and the EU, but will combine these agendas "as long as it remains possible."
"[There is] no air travel with the countries of the European Union now, which means we will have no air travel with Armenia," he emphasized on Channel One.
Overchuk emphasized that Armenian citizens should be aware of the potential consequences of Yerevan's decision to move closer to the EU.
"This may sound very harsh, but we want people in Armenia to understand that if this happens, it will happen because decisions have been made to move closer to the European Union," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized. At the same time, according to Overchuk, the ultimate consequences of Armenia's accession to the EU remain unknown.
During a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow on April 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is relaxed about Yerevan's relations with the EU, but that membership in the EU and the EAEU is incompatible. Pashinyan, in turn, said that Armenia is aware of the incompatibility of membership in both the EAEU and the EU, but will combine these agendas "as long as it remains possible."
