The US strives for Armenia to make a real decision to become its partner, as opposed to Russia. Yuri Kim, the Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, stated this during the hearings, at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on the assessment of the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Kim noted that after February 2022, all neighboring countries of Russia "sleep with one eye open," which is logical. She expressed a view that seeing this very clear manifestation of Russia's lack of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors, they are all beginning to have doubts about inviting Russian troops into their countries, relying on Russia as the sole energy supplier, and allowing Russian military units on their soil.
