The Armenian economy depends entirely on Russia’s "well-being": Areg Galstyan

The US Congress has long been preparing for new sanctions against Russia. Political scientist, founder and director of the scientific and analytical center “Armenian Interest” Areg Galstyan adds that technical discussions were held in which areas sanctions should be applied and where more pressures should be made. “As both Republicans and a number of Democrats believed that the Obama administration's sanctions were not effective and Russia did not change its policy," he emphasizes.

According to the political scientist, both parties were determined to deepen and expand more serious processes, particularly in the energy sector. “The previous sanctions also related to the energy sector, but they were more “cosmetic”, he says. The details of the conversation in the program “Paradigm”.