As Russia Relations Sour, Armenians Prepare to Defend Themselves

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
attendees here seemingly hail from every corner of the community, from young mothers to university students
military offensive on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in September, taking it under in 24 hours and sending its 100,000-strong
town, which over the past fortnight morphed into an international crisis center
The Red Cross, The World Food Program and a host of national aid missions, including USAID head Samantha Power, poured in to show support
inaction marks a historic shift in its regional policy
In the past, Armenia has been able to rely on Russia to moderate disputes, supply arms and play politics
Participants' faces have been concealed due to concerns about being identified by the Azerbaijani authorities
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At the start of September, Yerevan carried out joint training drills with the United States military and sent an aid package to Ukraine
Meister, head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia at the German Council on Foreign Relations,
in a way that it needs
BennettAccording to Meister, that latter option appears unlikely
As a result of Western sanctions on Russia, many EU countries have turned to Azerbaijan as an alternate gas supplier
geopolitical moves are played out in capitals across Eurasia, the lack of a firm international response to the Nagorno-Karabakh situation
has raised fears that Azerbaijan could attempt to create a land corridor to its exclave of Nakhichevan by capturing parts of southern
corridor
of VOMA members have been changed to protect their identities.