"Preventing weapons": Putin -created "Mininato" falls apart - the media

Against the backdrop of the Kremlin leader from the Kremlin. About it reports Newsweek. The SECCUC Alliance, consisting of six countries, is called a reduced version of NATO. Pashinyan's recent remarks about the future of this bloc have been marked by public dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Armenia and the Russian Federation remained allies for a long time.

Explaining the tension that has arisen between the countries recently, Pashinyan referred to Putin's lack of support in conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan. After the war, which lasted for several weeks in 2020, in 2021 Armenia accused Azerbaijan of throwing troops into its territory and unsuccessfully demanded a condemnation of this step by the CDU. According to Pashinyan, he does not reject the legal exit of Armenia from the CDC or suspend participation in the organization.

This week, Pashinyan's meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, organized by Putin, should take place in Moscow. On Monday, Pashinyan made it clear that at least one question between countries could be closed: Armenia can recognize Nagorny Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan when fulfilling a number of conditions in the Azerbaijani side.

In November, the Armenian Prime Minister, apparently, did not want to be depicted with Putin in the collective photo of the representatives of the City Code, and before that Pashinyan refused to sign the Declaration of the CDU. A new sign that Pashinyan is distanced from the Russian Federation has been the refusal to accept the military training of the CDUs in Armenia, which are planned for 2023 and should be managed by Moscow.

The Pashinyan does not hint for the first time to the exit of Armenia from the CDC. In March, he said that not his country came from this union, but rather the City of Redomy. In his recent statement, Pashinyan noted that participation in the CDC could hurt. "If it turns out that the CDU has left Armenia, the status of a participant in an organization who gives nothing, will interfere with Armenia in discussing security issues," Pashinyan said in an interview with journalists.

"Do you think other countries did not offer us to buy weapons and military equipment? - he added. - Of course, such an opportunity was, but participating in the CPU prevented Armenia from using it. " In response, the Kremlin Prescriber Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia would continue the dialogue with Armenia and that the organization that demonstrated effectiveness in various situations has the potential for development.