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Russia Holds Gas Prices, Halts Armenian Flower Imports

5/25/2026

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Russia will not raise gas prices for Armenia because the existing Yerevan-Moscow contract blocks any hike.
On May 21, Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission denied media reports of a possible gas price increase.
Russian watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced temporary flower import restrictions from Armenia starting May 22 for phytosanitary safety.
Pashinyan said such restrictions are common in the Eurasian Economic Union when products fail phytosanitary standards.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Russia will not raise gas prices for Armenia because the existing Yerevan-Moscow contract blocks any hike.
On May 21, Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission denied media reports of a possible gas price increase.
Russian watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced temporary flower import restrictions from Armenia starting May 22 for phytosanitary safety.
Pashinyan said such restrictions are common in the Eurasian Economic Union when products fail phytosanitary standards.