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On October 13, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Orbeli Center under the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia jointly hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Tests of Partnership: Russian-Armenian Relations in 2025.” On October 13, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Orbeli Center under the Office of the Prime Minister ...
... wording of the Tianjin declaration leaves neither side at a disadvantage. The 25 th SCO summit might have been a routine one for Pakistan, if not for one key moment: on the sidelines, Islamabad signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia. This development can justifiably be described as a “fundamental shift” in the regional architecture, which had remained static and predictable for several decades. However, one should not expect swift progress on this front either: news ...
On June 2, 2025, the TASS Press Center hosted a RIAC roundtable on “Russian–Armenian Cooperation at the Present Stage.” On June 2, 2025, the TASS Press Center hosted a RIAC roundtable on “Russian–Armenian Cooperation at the Present Stage.” The event included a presentation of RIAC Policy Brief . Participants noted ...
... issues that threaten its interests The repeated statements by Iranian officials regarding the Zangezur Corridor reveal Tehran's displeasure with Moscow over the project, which connects Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region to Azerbaijan proper through Armenian territory. Tehran focuses on one of the clauses of the international agreements signed by Armenia with Russia and Azerbaijan that ended the Second Karabakh War in late 2020, while turning a blind eye to other activities that pose a greater threat ...
... pushed to the margins of the international agenda and the media narrative by developments in and around Ukraine. However, the importance of geopolitical transformations in this part of Eurasia should by no means be underestimated. Sergey Markedonov: Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: Last Chapter or More to Come? To begin with, it was here, in South Caucasus, that the internationalization of the post-Soviet space was most active over the first 15 years of the 21 st century. And it was here, in August ...
When assessing the current state in Russian-Armenian relations, we must consider the different visions of Yerevan and Moscow The specifics of Armenian national policy The fundamental basis of Armenia’s foreign policy, both under the leadership of Kocharyan-Sargsyan and in the Pashinyan era,...
... Ankara-Baku-Islamabad trilateral format became evident in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, when both participants actively supported Azerbaijan's actions. Trilateral cooperation has also inspired India to create its own trilateral format—India, Armenia and Iran. Notably, Armenia has shown clear support for India's approach to Kashmir. This trilateral cooperation focuses mainly on communication and resource management. However, in the future it can be seen as counter to the growing cooperation ...
... epilogue for Karabakh On September 20, 2023, a historic event took place. Its scale and impact on the future of South Caucasus and Russia’s policy in this region has yet to be comprehended. The separatist hotbed in Karabakh, which had been supported by Armenia militarily, diplomatically and financially for 32 years, declared itself liquidated following a one-day counter-terrorist operation launched by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. On that day, Baku restored the constitutional order of the Republic of ...
The text was written for an international conference entitled “Armenia and Armenians at Turning Points in the World History (History and Modernity)”, Yerevan, Armenia, September 19-20.2023. Velvet Revolution in Armenia has triggered various actors all around the world, some hoping that it may even change the country’s ...
... decided to disband all state institutions as well as bodies under departmental subordination until January 1, 2024,” the document reads . And while NKR is a self-proclaimed republic, whose independence has not been recognized by any nation, including Armenia, the very style of this self-liquidation decree is painfully reminiscent of the famous Belovezha Accords. In both the former and the latter cases, the document is the consequence rather than the cause of complex ethno-political and international ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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