After years of spats with Russia, Armenia has stated that it will "temporarily withdraw from the group."
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan recently announced a bombshell news that caught Moscow off guard:Armenia,The creation of the CSTOBuiltcountryHome, willSuspend itMembersNational qualificationsand cease to assume its share of the responsibilities of its accession to the European UnionofresponsibilityAllow.
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Although this has not yet announced Armenia's secession from the CSTO, it has announced that it will suspend its membership and will no longer participate in the actions of any organization, which is enough to shock Moscow, because since its establishment in 1992, this organization has been a security-military alliance led by Russia and composed of other "post-Soviet" member states, and there has never been a "withdrawn" country. It is clear that Pashinyan's words "caught the Russians off guard."
Russian and Armenian troops conducted a military exercise)
Regarding Armenia's "temporary withdrawal from the group", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recently confirmed to ** that Russia is indeed aware of this situation, but Armenia has never communicated with Russia on this issue before. He also said that until now,RussianRoss alsoNopeSeeArmenia,**Intentional progressOKFormal liveMove, butYesRussianRoss is willing to agreeArmenia,ConductedPositiveof communicationtoJust do itClearChuAsian sideAnnounced"Concrete Meaning".
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It is worth noting thatWhenPashinianPublished"Temporarily leave the group".At the time of the declaration, the French ** minister, Franceof"Defense Chief".Sebastien LecornyRecently startedto ArmeniaOfficialVisit, which is also FrancecountryAnti-heightThe first rank of generalstimesRightArmenia,accessAt the same time, he also announced a series of military cooperation agreements signed with the Asian side, which involved the sale of equipment such as radar, night vision goggles, and rifles to Armenia, as well as the provision of training and military guidance for the Asian military. The Armenian side is pleased to say that "it shows that Armenia is beginning to transform into a partner that can effectively guarantee ***." ”
Defense Cooperation Agreement signed by France and Armenia).
Armenia's move is undoubtedly a better signal that Pashinyan is moving closer to the West. The rift between him and Moscow grew, and the influence of the Russian army in the Caucasus was seriously damaged. Although the Armenian side has not yet declared that "Russian troops are retreating from Armenia", it is expected that Armenia will most likely "open the knife" to an airfield in Armenia and call for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Armenia in stages, since Pashinyan had already made severe accusations against the Armenian army a year ago,he saidRussianRossArmyTeam stayin ArmeniaThe territory will not giveArmenia,Bring any benefits
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For now, although Russia is struggling with the Russian-Ukrainian war, it is a foregone conclusion that the United States and Russia will engage in a new round of "political games" around the Caucasus due to Armenia's inclination towards the United States. Moreover, due to Azerbaijan's growing ambitions for its strategic expansion, it is very likely that the United States and Russia will once again start a "human war" in this region, and then the European region will be even more volatile.