Armenia has long relied on Russian weapons to fight neighboring Azerbaijan.

Russia's top diplomats accused Ukraine of affecting Armenia's weapons supply and expressed concern that Moscow's long-time allies will now seek military support from the West.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a speech at Yerevan the second day after his two-day visit to Armenia that some of Russia's arms contracts with the former Soviet Republic were postponed or redistributed due to pressure from the Ukrainian war.

Armenia has long relied on Russian weapons to fierce disputes with neighboring Azerbaijan, and it has been fighting a series of conflicts since the late 1980s.

"Currently, as it has happened throughout history, as it has happened throughout history, we are forced to fight the entire Europe." Lavrov's allegation that European support for Ukraine was a response to the Russian invasion.

“Our Armenian friends understand that in this case, we cannot fulfill all obligations on time.”

As Russia failed to deliver Armenia-paid weapons contracts, Erivan increasingly turned to military supplies in countries such as France and India.

Lavrov said Russia would not object to these growing relations, but they said the strategic intentions for its traditional allies attracted attention.

"It does raise questions when an allies turn to a country like France, which leads hostile camps, and its president and ministers' hatred against Russia," he said.

Armenia has strengthened its ties to the West due to recent tensions with Azerbaijan, which is the impact on the last major outbreak of the conflict and on Russia’s role in this regard.

In September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military operation to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, a separatist enclave in Azerbaijan, mostly Armenian populations, and was supported by Armenians in the collapse of the Soviet Union and separated from Baku with Armenia's support.

Armenia accused Russian peacekeepers of failing to protect more than 100,000 Armenians fleeing the region, due to decades of distrust, war, mutual hatred and violence after Azerbaijan’s flash acquisition.

Yerevan also suspended his participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a security umbrella for former Soviet countries led by Russia last year, saying it would not participate in or fund the coalition.