Russia Tightens Its Grip On Armenia – OpEd

By Yasir Yakis*

A crisis was expected in Armenia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, and it did not take long to arise. It started as an arm-twisting exercise between the civilian and military authorities of Armenia but evolved to further consolidate Russia’s influence in the country.

Hopes were high when Nikol Pashinyan...