Armenians are voting today in a parliamentary election amidst escalating pressure from Russia. Pashinyan, Armenia's Prime Minister, seeks to solidify his government's commitment to Western partnerships while facing opposition parties that advocate for closer ties with Moscow. The EU has condemned Russia's economic restrictions on Armenian exports and called it "economic coercion" while Putin continues to warn of the difficulties in joining both the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union.
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