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In recent years, however, relations between Armenia and Russia have begun to deteriorate due to events such as the 2018 Armenian Revolution, [2] the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, the September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and especially the 2022–2023 Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, the 2023 Azerbaijani ...
Russian Armenia is the period of Armenian history under Russian rule from 1828, when Eastern Armenia became part of the Russian Empire following Qajar Iran's loss in the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) and the subsequent ceding of its territories that included Eastern Armenia per the out coming Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828.
By the 19th century, Eastern Armenia was conquered by Russia and Greater Armenia was divided between the Ottoman and Russian empires. [12] In the early 20th century, the Ottoman government subjected the Armenians to a genocide in which up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed and many more were dispersed throughout the world via Syria and Lebanon.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO, Russian: Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ), romanized: Organizacija dogovora o kollektivnoj bezopasnosti (ODKB)) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, [note 1] Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and ...
Following the first Nagorno-Karabakh War and up until 2022, Russia was Armenia's main arms supplier and the two countries are military allies. [347] [348] Russia is sometimes described as Armenia's supporter in the conflict, [349] [350] however, this view is widely challenged as Russia extensively sells arms to Azerbaijan.
Russia has recognized the Armenian genocide in 1995. Armenia joined the Russian-led Eurasian Union in 2015. It is estimated that there are between 2,500,000 and 2,900,000 million Armenians in Russia. San Marino: 21 March 2006: See Armenia–San Marino relations. Armenia is represented in San Marino through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
Armenia, [c] officially the Republic of Armenia, [d] is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. [10] [11] It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. [12]
Russians in Armenia (Russian: Русские в Армении, romanized: Russkiye v Armenii, Armenian: Ռուսները Հայաստանում, romanized: Rrusnery Hayastanum) are ethnic Russians living in Armenia, where they make up the second largest minority (after the Yazidis). [1]