Russia threatens Armenia with gas cutoff over EU pivot — NRG-IA

The 2013 energy pact under siege: Russia threatens to freeze Armenia's vital supplies Armenia risks losing its Russian gas and oil supplies after Moscow officially threatened to unilaterally denounce the 2013 bilateral energy agreement. This move represents a major escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two former Soviet states. According to reports from G4Media and Mediafax, the Kremlin is once again deploying its resource leverage to block Yerevan's European integration. The warning directly targets the unilateral suspension of natural gas, petroleum products, and rough diamond deliveries. Moscow's decision comes at a time of extreme vulnerability for the government led by Nikol Pashinyan. The agreement signed in 2013 provides Armenia with preferential prices, far below global market rates. Any termination would force the country to purchase resources at international prices, triggering a massive economic shock. Yerevan depends almost entirely on imports from the Russian…