Armenia has been openly critical of Russia's response to its conflict with Azerbaijan over a contested region.
Roughly 120,000 ethnic Armenians are set to enter the country from Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region that separatists had long claimed for Armenia, but which has long been internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. The neighboring nation last week declared full control of the region and launched a lightning offensive to take it. Following a victory for Azerbaijani forces, the region's Armenians are set to depart, fearing the possibility of ethnic cleansing.
In comments made during a national address on Sunday, Pashinyan signaled an intention to move Armenia's foreign policy away from Russia, calling its security alliance"ineffective" and"insufficient." Armenia is among the former Soviet Republics that make up, a military alliance in which member nations pledge to support one another in the event of an attack.
However, with Russia's military might preoccupied with the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin declined to send troops to Nagorno-Karabakh, citing the Armenian government's own recognition of the region as Azerbaijani. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pashinyan on Sunday made comments distancing his country from its alliance with Russia."The systems of external security in which Armenia is involved are ineffective when it comes to the protection of our security and Armenia's national interests," Pashinyan said.
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