Armenia and Russia: Pragmatics and Stereotypes

... commitments to Armenia in the field of security and mutual defense. Russia’s large-scale military-technical cooperation (MTC) with Azerbaijan plays the most negative role in the perception of the former within Armenian society and the elite. All ... ... military helicopters of Armenia’s borders that are protected by Russian border guards. Moscow responded fairly quickly to Electric Maydan and finally became aware of growing anti-Russian sentiments in Armenia. In fact, this unrest has become an opportune ...