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A Deep Dive into Armenia’s Evolving Security Situation
Growing Closer
The relationship between France and Armenia has grown stronger yet again as within the past several days Armenia's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has visited France for important talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Following these talks, the French defence minister, Sebastien Lecornu, arrived in Armenia to meet with Armenia's own defence minister, Suren Papikyan. Lecornu's visit coincided with the...
Armenia Freezes Cooperation with CSTO Military Alliance
Armenia's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, last night on February 22nd, announced that Armenia was freezing cooperation with the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), a military alliance headed by Russia that bears similarities to NATO.
"The Collective Security Treaty has not fulfilled its objectives as far as Armenia is concerned, particularly in 2021 and 2022. And we could not let that...
Azerbaijani Influencer Briefly Arrested then Released in Russia Based on War Crime Charges from Armenia
What's Happening
Azeri influencer Kamil Zeynalli was briefly detained for a few hours at the Moscow airport on February 21st by Russian police who were acting upon an arrest warrant issued by Armenia for Zeynalli that dates back to May.
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Publicly, Armenia stated that Zeynalli is wanted on murder charges, which occurred during the 2020 44-Day war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh, the...
Armenia PM Accuses Azerbaijan of Plotting “Full Scale War” Against Armenia
What's Happening
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a statement in which he accused Azerbaijan of sabotaging peace processes "with the prospect of turning the military escalation into a full-scale war against the Republic of Armenia".
The PM's statement comes after four Armenian border guards were killed in an Azeri attack on Armenian border positions on February 13th. Azerbaijan's border service...
Armenia Reports 4 Soldiers Killed in Clashes with Azerbaijan
What's Happening
Armenia has reported that four of their soldiers were killed, with an additional one wounded, after small arms fire erupted on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Armenia stated that the wounded soldier is in "moderate" condition, with "no threat to life".
Armenia's Ministry of Defence reported that the clashes began at 5:30AM local time on February 13th after "units of the...
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