Russia will determine the future of relations with Armenia not by words, but by concrete steps, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at Thursday’s press briefing.

"We hear Armenian officials say that they want to maintain ties with Russia and will not allow anyone to use Armenia against our country. But [i.e. Russia] we are used to judging by deeds, not just words. And real steps, for some reason, are increasingly moving away from these statements," the Russian MFA spokesperson noted.