Russia to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Armenia Amid Steadily Fraying Ties

Yerevan continues to distance itself from Moscow’s CSTO, a six-nation military alliance.

Armenian soldiers patrol near a demarcation line outside Askeran on Nov. 21, 2020, as Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russian-brokered cease-fire on Nov. 9. Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images

Russia has agreed to withdraw its peacekeeping forces and border guards from Armenian territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

The move comes amid steadily mounting political friction between Moscow and Yerevan, Armenia’s capital.