In nuclear energy sector, one cannot rely on short-term political circumstances – Alexander Frolov

Alexander Frolov, Deputy Director General of Russia’s National Energy Institute, spoke to Alpha News about Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin’s statement that Rosatom is ready to begin implementing a nuclear power plant project in Armenia.

“Russia is making a simple point: investment cycles in the nuclear sector are enormous. Project timelines in nuclear energy are quite long, and operational lifespans are even longer—they can last half a century or more. It makes no sense to focus on short-term political circumstances. Armenia is our neighbor, a country with which we share history, culture, and, of course, geography. Moreover, we are connected through energy. Yes, the current Armenian authorities’ maneuvers are understandable, but we are building the Eurasian Economic Union, and within this union energy cooperation must also be developed,” the expert emphasized.

According to him, Armenia’s objective interests lie in cooperation with Russia.

“Armenia’s problems are largely due to its extremely weak energy capacity. It is in Russia’s interest to strengthen this capacity and bind our economies even more closely, despite the fact that Armenia’s current leadership is resisting this in every possible way. But Armenia’s objective interests lie in expanding cooperation with Russia, not with overseas ‘partners’ who are not truly partners. They will abandon Armenia, as they have some other countries, throwing it at Russia’s feet so that Russia stumbles over it,” Frolov said.