Armenia’s pivot to the West represents a strategic opportunity for the U.S. to reset the geopolitical chess board in its favor.

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Armenia is of vast strategic importance to Russia, which well understands that its southern underbelly consists of flat plains from the Caucasus to Moscow, and is its most vulnerable position in case of attack.  Removing or even neutralizing Armenia from its sphere of influence and bringing it into the West would be very costly to Russian interests, and very advantageous for the United States.

In 2018, Armenia threw out its pro-Russian government in favor of a Western-leaning one. It is actively discussing EU membership, and steadily severing ties with Russia in favor of the United States and Europe.

Unlike Ukraine, Armenia is not asking the U.S. for handouts. Rather, it is asking for the right to purchase American weapons to defend itself. Furthermore, the U.S. actually sends millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded aid to Azerbaijan every year.