The Armenian authorities want to sit on two chairs, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said, RIA Novosti reports.

“Unfortunately, Yerevan continues to try to follow, as I would say, a policy of ‘sitting on two chairs.’ How long it is possible to stay in this position, so to speak, I do not know. But all this, of course, harms the development of our bilateral relations, which are so beneficial for Russia and Armenia,” Ushakov said at a press briefing Thursday.

He added, however, that bilateral cooperation is more beneficial for Yerevan than for Moscow.

“In many respects, the favorable situation, in particular in terms of Armenia’s economic development, is associated with this successful development of relations between our countries; in particular, with Armenia’s cooperation within the framework of the EAEU,” the Russian presidential aide said.

Ushakov recalled that in early April, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had held serious talks in Moscow, "during which all the points were put in their place."