Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement that the Russian Railways company is "toxic" for Armenia due to sanctions is not true, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said, TASS reports.

"Nikol Vovayevich [Pashinyan] tells us that the Russian Railways are supposedly 'toxic' for Armenia due to certain sanctions. But Russian Railways carries out cargo deliveries through Russia, transit cargo, for example, to Europe, and no one raises a question of any 'toxicity' or sanctions against Russian Railways, except for Pashinyan," Overchuk told reporters.

He added that the Russian Railways continues to ensure the transit of cargo through Russian territory, including cargo bound for Europe, despite the Armenian premier's statements about the risks of sanctions.