Russia to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Armenia Amid Steadily Fraying Ties

Published on May 10, 2024

Russia has agreed to withdraw its peacekeeping forces and border guards from Armenian territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The move comes amid steadily mounting political friction between Moscow and Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. According to Mr. Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed on the withdrawal at a May 8 meeting in Moscow. “In 2020, at Armenia’s request, our military and border guards were deployed to several Armenian regions,” the spokesman told Russia’s Interfax news agency on May 9. “But Mr. Pashinyan has said there is no longer a need [for the deployments], so President Putin agreed to withdraw our military and border guards,” he said....

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