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minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down17·5 months agoArmenia is a historical Russian ally Israel is our greatest ally? Remember USS Liberty folks?!
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down5·5 months agoHistorical, yes. They have recently realized that Russia does not have their back and the relationship has changed.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·5 months agoNo doubt and good policy shift imho but west ain’t gonna save them now, they really can’t. Their best bet is Iran who can actually do something and has a reason to do so but that’s another mistake tbh too. Not really sure what Armenia can do at this point since Azerbaijan appears to be on a war path and has capability to execute.
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·5 months agoRussia is withdrawing troops from Armenia Armenia doesn’t support the war in Ukraine Armenia had a war with Azerbaijan which was supplied with weapons by Belarus, which is closely integrated with Russia
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoStudy a little bit of the history of great power alliances and the group of “historically allied with Russia” becomes pretty large.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization 6 members Armenia[note 1] Belarus[note 2] Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia Tajikistan 3 former members Azerbaijan Georgia Uzbekistan
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoHistory most decidedly did not start in 1992.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·5 months agoYeah Armenia was part of the russia empire and USSR before for 170 years before that and still chose to ally with its oppressor lol
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoI was actually talking about things like the Entente, the WW2 Allies, the League of Three Emperors, the Holy Alliance, the Quintuple Alliance, the League of the North, etc.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoRussia is siding with Azerbaijan currently because EU was replacing Russian gas with theirs Armenia isn’t impressed with their protector siding with the country killing them
Armenia is a historical Russian ally
Israel is our greatest ally?
Remember USS Liberty folks?!
Historical, yes. They have recently realized that Russia does not have their back and the relationship has changed.
No doubt and good policy shift imho but west ain’t gonna save them now, they really can’t.
Their best bet is Iran who can actually do something and has a reason to do so but that’s another mistake tbh too.
Not really sure what Armenia can do at this point since Azerbaijan appears to be on a war path and has capability to execute.
Russia is withdrawing troops from Armenia
Armenia doesn’t support the war in Ukraine
Armenia had a war with Azerbaijan which was supplied with weapons by Belarus, which is closely integrated with Russia
Study a little bit of the history of great power alliances and the group of “historically allied with Russia” becomes pretty large.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization
6 members
3 former members
History most decidedly did not start in 1992.
Yeah Armenia was part of the russia empire and USSR before for 170 years before that and still chose to ally with its oppressor lol
I was actually talking about things like the Entente, the WW2 Allies, the League of Three Emperors, the Holy Alliance, the Quintuple Alliance, the League of the North, etc.
Russia is siding with Azerbaijan currently because EU was replacing Russian gas with theirs
Armenia isn’t impressed with their protector siding with the country killing them