After the 2023 loss of Karabakh, Armenia pushed away from Russia—freezing CSTO membership, skipping summits, floating EU membership, signing arms deals with India and France, and engaging Turkey—largely to demonstrate that it had other options and was not a Russian vassal.
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Jeff MankoffEvidence Quote
“the Armenian government made a big push to move away from Russia to deepen ties with Western institutions”
Source
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:38 PM
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