Armenia's Pashinyan plans to visit Russia after Sunday's election amid tensions, Interfax reports

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan plans to visit Russia and meet with President Vladimir Putin after a parliamentary election this weekend amidst strained relations between the two nations.

​Armenian ​Prime Minister ‌Nikol Pashinyan said ​on Wednesday he planned ‌to visit Russia and hold talks with President Vladimir Putin ‌after a parliamentary election this ‌weekend, the Interfax news agency reported.

The vote, scheduled for Sunday, ⁠is ​taking ⁠place against the backdrop of a ⁠deepening crisis in relations between ​Moscow and Yerevan, with Russia ⁠unhappy about Armenia's push to ⁠join ​the EU at the same time as it ⁠is a member of a ⁠Russian-led ⁠trade bloc.