The pro-Kremlin Matryoshka bot network has published hundreds of fake videos targeting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, including narratives claiming that Pashinyan is preparing Armenia for war with Russia, Meduza reported on May 14. Separately, Sweden's Blankspot reported that it obtained a Russian document titled "Programme for Work in the 'Anti-Pashinyan' Direction for 2026," which describes efforts to frame the election as a vote of confidence in Pashinyan personally, expand Russia-aligned narratives and increase the number of Russia-aligned opinion makers in Armenia.