Armenia continues its provocative activities in the region by purchasing lethal weapons from India and France. Many view such actions from the Armenian side as an act of revanchism and a continuation of its irredentist foreign policy. It is worth noting that Armenia was once the most militarised country in Europe, spending the largest portion of its GDP and human resources on the military. Only recently, following the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war, did Armenia become the second most militarised country in Europe, after Ukraine.
To be more clear, Armenia has pursued such a foreign policy for over 30 years, and as a result of this policy, Armenia provoked a war in the South Caucasus in 2020, which led to its defeat. However, instead of taking a lesson from the humiliating defeat and relinquishing its provocative policies, Yerevan blamed Russia and its "outdated" weapons, which comprised 94 per cent of the Armenian arsenal. Armenia then sought to alter the sources for the purchase of weapons. Consequently, Yerevan doubled its military budget, which is expected to reach $1.7 billion for the first time in its history. Additionally, the........