Russia wants to "punish" Armenia for excessive independence and desire for peace. This was stated by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro. The head of the French government claims that the deterioration of Russia's attitude towards Armenia is based on dissatisfaction with the latter's accession to the International Criminal Court and, in general, the choice of the "path of the rule of law and democracy." In addition, Attal accused the Russian peacekeeping forces of "allowing a humanitarian crisis to arise."