{"id":347703,"date":"2026-05-29T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armenia-is-breaking-with-russia-why-it-matters-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:00:49","slug":"armenia-is-breaking-with-russia-why-it-matters-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armenia-is-breaking-with-russia-why-it-matters-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia is breaking with Russia \u2014 Why it matters | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5WqdoDoVh88\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Armenia is breaking with Russia \u2014 Why it matters | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5WqdoDoVh88\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Armenia is rethinking its place in the world. For decades, Yerevan relied on Russia as its primary security partner. But recent conflicts and rising tensions have fundamentally shaken that relationship. Now, Armenia is looking elsewhere \u2014 strengthening ties with the EU, the US, and new regional allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s behind this shift? Is Russia losing its influence in the South Caucasus? And what does this mean for the balance of power in the region?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#armenia #dwgeopolitics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armenia is rethinking its place in the world. For decades, Yerevan relied on Russia as its primary security partner. But recent conflicts and rising tensions have fundamentally shaken that relationship. Now, Armenia is looking elsewhere \u2014 strengthening ties with the EU, the US, and new regional allies.\u00a0 What\u2019s behind this shift? Is Russia losing its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":347704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[135256,129102,146700],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-347703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-armenia","tag-place","tag-rethinking"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Armenia is breaking with Russia \u2014 Why it matters | DW News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Armenia is breaking with Russia \u2014 Why it matters | DW News for free, here on News ISC. 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