Russia was in a difficult situation in September 2022, and this must be taken into account: Grigoryan

In September 2022, Russia was in a rather difficult situation because of Ukraine, Arman Grigoryan, PhD, professor at Lehigh University (USA), said at Alpha Media Centre during the panel discussion “Deliberate pivot: Armenia’s future in the CSTO and the fate of the November 9 agreement.”

According to him, the events of September 2022 further intensified debates in Armenia about Russia’s obligations as an ally and the effectiveness of the security system.

“We need to take into account the fact that in September 2022, Russia was in a rather difficult situation because of Ukraine, and I think it was unreasonable to expect that the only assistance we could consider proportionate to those events would be military intervention,” Grigoryan said.