Armenia Ditches Russia for the EU and Azerbaijan

In this episode we break down Nikol Pashinyan’s dramatic push to pull Armenia away from Russia and the CSTO and toward the European Union, Azerbaijan and Turkey. We explain why this pivot threatens Armenia’s security and economy, from Nagorno Karabakh to Russian gas supplies and the powerful Yerevan diaspora. Is Pashinyan saving Armenia’s future or setting it up for disaster?00:00:00 Pashinyan's push to take Armenia into the EU00:00:29 Breaking from Russia and the CSTO security umbrella00:00:58 Pashinyan's base of support and the NGOs00:01:23 Armenia's lost security guarantee from Russia00:02:09 Risk to Russia Armenia economic and trade ties00:03:07 Russia's gas and export leverage over Armenia00:03:58 Azerbaijan's territorial demands over Nakhchivan00:04:24 Pashinyan conceding Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan00:05:15 Why Western security guarantees are an illusion00:07:04 NGOs, the US Embassy and Armenia's powerful diaspora***THE DURAN SHOP***https://theduranshop.com***REVERSE GEAR SHOP***Athleisure with Stylehttps://reversegear.shop/***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS***https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS***ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisRealALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou***CRYPTO SUPPORT***BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSrETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6AcjEMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R***DONATE***CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duranSUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran***VIDEO***RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduranODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduranBITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/***AUDIO***SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPDAPPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0aSOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9***FREE SPEECH***TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuranMINDS: https://minds.com/theduranAmazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPadg3pTMZY