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Russia had that in CSTO.

After Russia ignored Armenia’s request for help, it’s worthless.

And Russia has already created entrenched conflicts in a number of countries for exactly that reason.




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Armenia was invaded in 2021 and Azerbaijan occupies "at least 215 square kilometres (83 sq mi) of internationally recognized Armenian territory."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_bor...


The border isn't demarcated and you need to consider the larger context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict where Armenian armed forces helped ethnic Armenians create unrecognized state on the territory of Azerbaijan. [0] You don't get to claim that you are a victim when you have created a pseudo-state on the territory of your neighbor.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict




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