The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia values its close relations with Armenia and that the United States, which is set to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Armenia, had never played a stabilising role in the region.

Moscow accused Washington of playing a destabilizing role in the Southern Caucasus on Tuesday as Armenia and the United States prepared to sign a strategic partnership agreement. "The US has never played a particularly stabilizing role in the Southern Caucasus,

The Kremlin said on Monday that the latest round of U.S. sanctions on the Russian energy sector risked destabilising global oil and energy markets, and Moscow would do everything possible to minimise their impact.

U.S. experts believe that Western sanctions imposed on Russia turned out to be not painful enough for the oligarchs in Vladimir Putin's inner circle. They say that the West has also overestimated the influence that oligarchs have on Putin and on his intent to continue the war in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman says routes for export of Russian energy cannot be 'cut off' by sanctions, argues alternative routes will appear - Anadolu Ajansı