EU grants 270 million euros in aid to Armenia. “We want Armenia to take its place as a strong, independent nation, at peace with its neighbors and connected to the world,” says U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Armenia is stepping up its steps towards the West, accusing Russia, its traditional ally, of having abandoned it. The Caucasian country's long-standing ties with Russia have weakened since Azerbaijan, its historic enemy, seized the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh last September.