Pashinyan Receives Western Endorsements Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

(Vasif Huseynov – The Jamestown Foundation) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Yerevan on May 26, where he signed a strategic partnership charter, a transit corridor framework, and a critical minerals accord. Two days later, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. Rubio’s visit and Washington’s endorsement followed the first EU–Armenia summit on May 4–5. Moscow responded with a range of threats, warnings of a “Ukrainian scenario,” and an information campaign ranked second only to Russia’s 2025 operation in Moldova. The convergence of external interventions has transformed a domestic vote into a contest over Armenia’s geopolitical orientation, closely echoing the dynamics observed during Moldova’s recent elections. – Pashinyan Receives Western Endorsements Ahead of Parliamentary Elections – Jamestown