Putin's Response to Armenia's Election Was Absolutely INSANE

Paul J. Warburg 21 min

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine completely backfired, accomplishing exactly the opposite of increasing Russia's influence in the world. Russia has already lost its international influence and failed their major objective, now just holding on for the sake of their pride.

  • Vladimir Putin
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Chapters

  1. 0:00

    Armenia Votes Pro-European

    Armenia recently voted for a leader more pro-European than pro-Russian, despite remaining dependent on Russian energy. Vladimir Putin responded with emotional backlash and language identical to his threats against Ukraine before invading.

  2. 4:45

    Armenia's Strategic Importance

    Armenia holds vital geographic value for Russia as a buffer zone and foothold across the Caucasus mountains.

  3. 7:17

    Russia's Military Presence

    Russia maintains military bases in Armenia and previously controlled security at its main airport and border checkpoints.

  4. 9:49

    Armenia Defies Protection

    Armenia is now engaging friendly relations with Turkey and hosting Ukrainian President Zelensky despite Russian security guarantees.

  5. 12:51

    Failure of Security Guarantees

    Armenia realized Russian peacekeepers failed to protect them against Azerbaijan, proving security guarantees are not reliable.

  6. 15:44

    Leaving Russian Organizations

    Armenia is actively applying for EU membership while moving away from CSTO and EEU, Russia's response to NATO and the EU.

  7. 16:22

    Global Decline of Russian Influence

    Armenia's shift signals a broader trend where Russia loses influence to powers like China, India, and NATO members.

  8. 19:35

    Russia Has Lost the War

    Russia has failed its major objective to increase influence and is now in a desperate position holding on for pride.

Key points

  • 0:00

    Armenia has just voted for a new leader that is much more pro-European than the pro-Russian candidates that he defeated.

  • 0:00

    Vladimir Putin used language about Armenia that is exactly identical to the language that he used about Ukraine before he conducted his full-scale invasion there.

  • 4:45

    Armenia sits just across the Caucasus from Russia in a strategic position on the other side of the Caucasus mountain range.

  • 7:17

    Russia has always seen it vital, even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, to maintain a military presence in Armenia.

  • 9:49

    Up until a couple of years ago, the Russians were actually running the security at Armenia's main airport.

  • 9:49

    Armenia is now actually talking to Turkey itself in a much more friendly way despite historically looking to Russia for protection.

  • 12:51

    Azerbaijan attacked those Armenians and the Russian soldiers just stood down. They didn't do anything.

  • 15:44

    Now Armenia is sort of moving away from those [Russian organizations] and is actually actively working on applying for EU membership.

  • 16:22

    Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine completely backfired, accomplishing exactly the opposite of increasing Russia's influence in the world.

  • 19:35

    They failed their major objective, and now they're just holding on and holding on for the sake of their pride.

Who and where

People · 2

  • Drawing of Vladimir Putin

    Vladimir Putin 7

    President of the Russian Federation

    Photo 1

  • Drawing of Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2

    President of Ukraine since 2019

    Photo 2

1. Photo: Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Vladimir Putin)

2. Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Volodymyr Zelenskyy)

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