Natural gas supplies from Russia to Armenia have been temporarily halted for the period from September 15 to 25. Gazprom Armenia, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom, said the interruption is due to scheduled maintenance and repair work in the Russian Federation.
The company said it does not expect shortages on the Armenian market, adding that demand will be covered through domestic reserves and additional gas deliveries from the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the time of publication, Armenian officials had not immediately commented on Gazprom Armenia’s move or announced separate measures to offset the suspension of Russian supplies.
The issue gained added political significance after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on September 11 that Armenia is seeking to diversify its gas supply sources rather than remain heavily dependent on Russia. According to the source, Russia accounted for roughly 82% of Armenia’s total gas imports in 2025.
On the same day the suspension was announced, Azerbaijani media reports said Baku is willing to consider supplying Armenia with significant volumes of gas. But that option comes with a major condition: Azerbaijani gas would only begin flowing after the two countries finalize the provisional peace deal brokered in Washington in August 2025.
The source says one of the main sticking points in the talks is Azerbaijan’s demand that Armenia amend its constitution to explicitly recognize Baku’s sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh, which Azerbaijani forces reconquered in 2023. Modern.az quoted Azerbaijani lawmaker Azer Badamov as saying that if Armenia wants to diversify its gas supplies, Azerbaijan could be one of the most advantageous and natural alternatives from a geographic standpoint.
For Armenia’s government, however, that option remains politically difficult. The source argues that the prospect of Azerbaijani gas may still not be enough for Yerevan to accept Baku’s conditions, given the substantial domestic opposition to the peace deal. Although Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party retained a solid parliamentary majority in the June elections, it remains unclear whether a referendum on constitutional changes would receive enough support.
Over the medium term, the legacy of more than three decades of conflict may also make Armenian officials reluctant to give Baku additional economic leverage. At his September 11 news conference, Pashinyan also said he hoped the planned Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) would help address Armenia’s gas supply problem, but that initiative, too, is tied to the completion of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.
