Russia proposes creating `Putin road` to Armenia

ArmInfo.  Russia has proposed creating a "road for Russian President Vladimir Putin" to Armenia. This was stated by Vladislav Gasumyanov, Director of the National Research Institute for Development of Communications, at the international conference "Russia and the World: Dialogues - 2026. New Reality," Lenta.ru reports.

"If there is a 'road for [US President Donald] Trump' from Azerbaijan  to Turkey, then why can't there be a 'Putin road' from Russia,  through Abkhazia and Georgia, to Armenia?" Gasumyanov explained.

On January 14, the Armenian Foreign Ministry published the framework  document signed with the American side in Washington for the  implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and  Prosperity (TRIPP). The 12-page document presents the project's main  objectives and operational mechanisms.

Among other things, the document emphasizes Armenia's intention to  authorize and support the establishment of the TRIPP Development  Company. The company is expected to be responsible for developing the  TRIPP project, receiving an initial development right for a period of  49 years. Armenia intends to offer the United States a 74% stake in  the TRIPP Development Company, retaining 26%. This partnership is  expected to be extended for an additional 50 years, with an  additional ownership stake granted to the Armenian government,  bringing its stake to 49%.

As a reminder, on August 8, 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint  seven-point "Declaration of Peace" in Washington. It envisages a  joint appeal to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in  Europe (OSCE) to terminate the OSCE Minsk process and related  structures, as well as the creation of a transport corridor through  Armenian territory that will connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan  exclave, surrounded by Armenia, Turkey and Iran.