Armenia's Pashinyan Rejects EU Referendum Amid Tensions with Russia

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected a demand from Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a referendum on Armenia's future alignment with the EU versus the Eurasian Union. The refusal comes amid rising tensions between the two countries, with Dmitry Medvedev also criticizing Pashinyan and comparing him to Leon Trotsky. Putin had previously congratulated Pashinyan on his birthday.