Armenia is turning against its erstwhile guardian, Russia
The Western-leaning prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has few good options
RUSSIA is close to losing one of its last old friends: Armenia. The Kremlin is irritated by the country’s recent overtures to America, Europe and Ukraine. Armenia says Russia has abandoned its pledge to protect it from Azerbaijan. In October, Nikol Pashinyan, the prime minister, accused Russia of trying to overthrow his government. Moscow did little to deny it: its state media quoted an anonymous high-ranking source accusing Mr Pashinyan of “following in the steps of [Ukraine’s President Volodymyr] Zelensky”.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Poking the bear”
Europe December 9th 2023
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