Armenia's leader laments lack of Russian help in front of Vladimir Putin

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Armenia's leader laments lack of Russian help in front of Vladimir Putin
"It is depressing that Armenia's membership in the CSTO did not deter Azerbaijan from aggressive actions," Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said.
By REUTERS
Published: NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The leader of Armenia vented his frustration on Wednesday at the failure of a Russian-led security alliance to come to his country's aid in the face of what he called aggression by Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called into question the effectiveness of the six-nation alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), in pointed opening remarks to a summit as Russian President Vladimir Putin looked on.

Russia, the dominant player in the CSTO, has long been the main power broker in the south Caucasus region, bordering Turkey and Iran, where Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two major wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. But as Russia struggles in its nine-month-old war in Ukraine, it risks losing influence in parts of the former Soviet Union that it has long seen as its sphere of influence.

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