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FILE Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses a media conference after a joint EU-US-Armenia high-level meeting in support of Armenia's resilience, with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, EU High Representative Josep Borrell and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses a media conference after a joint EU-US-Armenia high-level meeting in support of Armenia's resilience, with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, EU High Representative Josep Borrell and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Police block the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

Police block the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

Police blocked the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

Police blocked the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

A police stun grenade explodes during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

A police stun grenade explodes during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

FILE - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE From left, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU High Representative Josep Borrell address the media after a joint EU-US-Armenia high-level meeting in support of Armenia's resilience at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE From left, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU High Representative Josep Borrell address the media after a joint EU-US-Armenia high-level meeting in support of Armenia's resilience at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2024. The leader of Armenia has declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Police blocked the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

Police blocked the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

Police block the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)

Police block the way to protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)