UK will support Armenia against “threats of Russian retaliation”

“The UK recognizes this decision (to freeze membership in the CSTO. -

) as the exercise of Armenia’s sovereign right and will cooperate with its Euro-Atlantic allies to support it in the face of threats of retaliatory action emanating from Russia,” Heppy said. 

The United Kingdom's Undersecretary for Defense spoke about this in a written response to a request from MP Robert Buckland.

A parliamentarian asked about the potential benefits to the UK defense industry if Armenia left the Collective Security Treaty Organization. 

Hippie noted that any benefit must fit within the agreed limits of the OSCE arms embargo, which the UK is a signatory to.

At the same time, he emphasized that London will continue to work closely with Armenia “in search of opportunities to deepen cooperation.”

As Vladimir Olenchenko, an employee of the Center for European Studies at IMEMO RAS, explained in a conversation with RT, Western countries are planning to “drag” Armenia into European structures. 

“This plan was present when Pashinyan was promoted to power, and, apparently, that’s why the steps he is taking are aimed at isolating Armenia.

Although this goes against historical tradition, the interests of the population and common sense.

The United States is interested in Armenia as an irritant towards Russia.

In this regard, they assign someone to voice their strategies - in this case the UK.

Taking into account the fact that Yerevan is considering the possibility of membership in the EU, this all looks like elements of a single plan,” says the political scientist.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow offered Armenia consultations to address concerns regarding the CSTO.