JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin Faces Geopolitical Setback in South Caucasus” – Foreign Policy
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“Armenia turns toward West after accusing Russia of failing as a partner.”
“… Armenia is having second thoughts about its longtime partnership with Russia and is beginning to shift … toward the West, … an embarrassing setback for the Kremlin in the strategic region. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said … his country’s reliance on Russia wasn’t paying off, particularly as Moscow struggles
to supply its own military, let alone partnering militaries. ‘Dependence on just one partner in security matters is a strategic mistake’ …. Armenia [then] … announc[ed] its first-ever tranche of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, which Pashinyan’s wife personally handed over during a visit to Kyiv ….”