A few days ago, Putin personally visited Kazan, an important town in the central part of the country, to inspect the latest production of the Tu-160M "White Swan" strategic bomber, during which Putin also flew with great interest in this "air monster" for about 30 minutes, showing the demeanor of a "tough guy", Putin's complacent ambition is understandableOn the battlefield of Russia and Ukraine, the Russian army has reported frequent successes, and the United States itself is deeply trapped in two parties**, it seems that the situation in Russia is very good, but at this time, Russia's "little brother" suddenly "turned back".
According to the "Russia Today" **February 23**, Armenian Prime Minister Pashnyan said,The country has de facto suspended a key military security agreement with RussiaThe reason he gave was simple, that is, in the military crisis with neighboring Azerbaijan, Russia "did not implement the treaty", so Armenia chose to "stop the loss in time". At the same time, it is reported that Armenia began to further "embrace the West", pinning its hopes on the United States and the European Union, hoping to counter Azerbaijan with the help of the United States and the West, and at the same time "give Russia a little color."
The outside world said,This means that the approximately 5,000 Russian peacekeepers deployed in Armenia are likely to be "swept away", and if they do go so far, it will also mean that the long-standing alliance between Russia and Armenia is facing a complete breakdown. The West has speculated that Armenia has been hoping to bring in the military forces of the United States and NATO to be stationed in the country to deter long-time adversary Azerbaijan.
According to reports, in an interview with French television, Pashinyan focused on expressing dissatisfaction with the Russian-led "CIS Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)", noting that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from 2021 to 2022,The Russian army did not provide "necessary support" to Armenia, which led to the country's defeat to Azerbaijan in the conflict, directly losing long-term control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Recently, there have been frequent exchanges of fire in the border area between Argentina and Afghanistan, and Armenia is anxious to find foreign supporters because it fears that Azerbaijan may be preparing a "new round of aggression".
According to reports, the "CSTO" is a loose military alliance established after the collapse of the Soviet Union, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, according to the provisions of the treaty, once a member is invaded, then all member states must provide assistance, in the domestic crisis in Kazakhstan in early 2022, Russia invoked this clause and sent a large number of elite troops to Kazakhstan to "counterinsurgency", demonstrating the unity of the "CSTO".
However, in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the CSTO did not take sides, much to the annoyance of Armenia, Pashnyan repeatedly called on Russia to "take a clear stand" in support of Armenia and condemned Azerbaijan's "aggression". It is worth noting thatSince Pashnyan came to power in 2018 through "Yan Ge", he has been pursuing a pro-Western policy, repeatedly belittling Russia in public, and now in the face of a military crisis, he has asked Russia to "help with everything", which is obviously a misjudgment of the situationInterestingly, when the conflict broke out in Armenia and Afghanistan, the United States did not send a single soldier to help the war, on the contrary, the Russian peacekeeping force intervened in time and took in a large number of Armenian refugees.
Military analysts believe that Azerbaijan has recently frequently dispatched troops on the border, and Pashnyan announced the suspension of the security agreement with Russia at this time, which is obviously a "letter of surrender" to the United States and the West, and once again calls on the United States to help, but his wishful thinking is doomed to miscalculationNATO is already scorched in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, how can it have the spare strength to reach out to the distant Caucasus and support such a small country as ArmeniaWhat's more, the Caucasus has always been Russia's "backyard", even if the United States wants to make a move, it must take into account Russia's feelings, after all, Putin has just taken off in the "white swan", this action is to warn the West, don't forget that Russia is the world's top nuclear power, want to force Russia into a corner, be careful and end up burning.