Armenian Prime Minister clarifies position against invasion of Ukraine, clearly moves away from Russia. Armenia is a member of the Russian-led military alliance CSTO and is strongly influenced by Russia in areas such as security and economics.
Armenia was defeated in September last year over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been disputed with neighboring Azerbaijan for many years. The Pashinyan government became increasingly dissatisfied with the lack of military support from its ally Russia, and turned to the West.