EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said the presence of Russian forces in Georgia and Moldova poses a security threat to Europe, adding that the issue should form part of any potential negotiations with Moscow.

Armenia is not currently considering leaving the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan said on Wednesday, addressing questions about Yerevan’s partial disengagement from the bloc.

Russian troop withdrawal from Armenia’s borders with Iran and Türkiye deemed inappropriate given the current situation, Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this while commenting on the statement of the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan, that the Armenian authorities should consider the deployment of Russian border guards on the country's border with Türkiye and Iran, News.Az reports.

Russia's Central Bank on Friday announced an extension of limits on foreign cash withdrawals, setting a cap of $10,000 until March 9, 2025.