Is Armenia still a country today?

The modern Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Armenia is a developing country and ranks 81st on the Human Development Index (2018). Its economy is primarily based on industrial output and mineral extraction.

Did Armenia win today?

Armenia struck two goals inside the final four minutes for a 3-2 victory over Romania in Yerevan on Wednesday.

What is behind the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict?

Azerbaijan accused Armenia of firing rockets at the country’s second largest city, Ganja, and at a hydroelectric station, suggesting an effort to destroy civilian infrastructure, risking an escalation to direct conflict between the countries outside the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. A local fight drew in regional powers.

Why is Russia and Turkey working together against Armenia?

Russia and Turkey had coordinated at times in the past to tamp down tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia. But the uncomfortable cooperation between Turkey and Russia, an ally of Armenia, comes as both countries become increasingly assertive in the Middle East and as the United States steps back.

Will Russia and Turkey go to war over Nagorno-Karabakh?

While Turkey clearly is behind Azerbaijan, Russia has a military base in Armenia and considers the country a client state. But in typical Russian imperial fashion, Moscow also sells arms to the Azerbaijanis, playing both sides. The risk of an all-out Russian-Turkish war over Nagorno-Karabakh is, however, highly remote.

What’s behind the tensions between Armenians and Turks?

But the tensions go back further, to at least World War I, during the fall of the Ottoman Empire, when Armenians were slaughtered and expelled from Turkey in what many, including the U.S. Congress and E.U. member states, recognize as genocide. That history, Armenians say, justifies their military defense of their ethnic enclave.