US Exploiting Armenian Grievances to Gain ‘Foothold’ in Caucasus: Russian Lawmaker

State Department official sees ‘opportunity’ to win over countries of the South Caucasus region, which Russia has historically seen as its backyard.
US Exploiting Armenian Grievances to Gain ‘Foothold’ in Caucasus: Russian Lawmaker
Russia's State Duma member Leonid Slutsky speaks to the media after the talks with Ukrainian officials in the Brest region of Belarus on March 7, 2022. Maxim Guchek/BelTA via Reuters)
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A leading Russian politician has accused the United States of using the continuing dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan to establish a “foothold” in the South Caucasus region.

“Washington is ready to ‘help’ Yerevan in hopes of gaining a new anti-Russian foothold in the South Caucasus,” Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian State Duma’s International Affairs Committee, said on Sept. 14.