Russia decided to withdraw its troops and border guards from Armenia's border with Azerbaijan at Armenia's request, following discussions between Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin's spokesman reported this to the Russian Interfax news agency on May 9. Armenia also requested Russian border guards vacate their positions at the main airport in Yerevan from August 1.

''In autumn 2020, at the request of the Armenian side, our military and border guards were deployed to several Armenian regions. Pashinyan said that today, there is no longer such a need due to changed conditions. Hence, President Putin agreed, and the withdrawal of our military and border guards was agreed," Peskov noted. 

Citing another “request of the Armenian side,” Peskov also said that Russian border guards will remain stationed along Armenia’s borders with Turkey and Iran. 

Initially deployed to Armenia's southeastern Syunik province during and after the 2020 conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, these forces were intended to support the Armenian military in defending the strategically significant region against potential Azerbaijani threats. Subsequently, Russian military personnel were stationed in four additional Armenian provinces bordering Azerbaijan.