Putin loses control of Armenia. As of: February 24, 2024, 11:48 a.m By: Yekaterina Jalunina CommentsPressSplit Russian President Vladimir Putin (l.) and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting in Moscow.
Armenia declares its withdrawal from a security alliance dominated by Russia and is increasingly turning to the West. Tensions between Armenia and Russia have been heightened by Russian peacekeepers in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.