Russian ally ditching Putin's rival to NATO damages the image Putin wants to project of himself, experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands facing the camera wearing suits in front of gilded arm chairs, gold table, and their countries' flags
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union in Moscow, Russia, in May 2024.

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One of Russia's allies says it is quitting Putin's rival to NATO, in the latest snub to the Kremlin

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A head-and-shoulders view of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, both in dark suits and looking in different directions, in Kazakhstan in October 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Kazakhstan in October 2022.

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Russia accused a longtime ally of 'distorting history' in an effort to break off relations with Moscow

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan walk through a gilded gold doorway, both wearing suits
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow in May 2023.

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A longtime Russia ally suspended participation in Putin's NATO rival after calling it ineffective

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan on November 23, 2022

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A Russian ally's purchase of French and Indian weapons is another sign Moscow is losing influence in its neighborhood

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Sochi in October 2022.

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India is a growing defense powerhouse, and now it's looking to cash in on it

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Aero India exhibition in Bengaluru on February 13.

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The crowds of Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh are so big you can see them from space

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Satellite imagery from September 26, 2023, shows the exodus of Armenian refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh (NKAO) region, headed into Armenia

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Putin wanted his own version of NATO. Instead he has a failing alliance that has only made him look weaker since the invasion of Ukraine.

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Kazakhstan’s president, Kyrgyzstan’s president, Armenia’s prime minister, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yerevan, Armenia, November 2022.

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Russia's version of NATO is crumbling, with even some of its closest allies frustrated by Putin's failing war in Ukraine

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yrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev enter the hall during the Summit of Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Grand Kremlin Palace, May, 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russia
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