Many have noted the suspicious and very convenient timing regarding Azerbaijan-Armenia hostilities which serve as an additional distraction for Russia amid its special military operation in Ukraine and its ongoing operations in Syria.

In addition to a recent visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Armenia, anti-CSTO protests promoted by US government-funded media organizations in Armenia point toward events being much more than convenient timing and instead similar to US-engineered unrest seen in Ukraine in 2014.

References:

Al Jazeera - Pelosi slams Azerbaijan’s ‘illegal’ attacks during Armenia visit:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/18/pelosi-condemns-azerbaijans-illegal-attacks-on-armenia-visit
BBC - Armenia-Azerbaijan: Almost 100 killed in overnight clashes:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62888891
Hetq - Yerevan Protesters Demand Armenia's Withdrawal from CSTO:
https://hetq.am/en/article/148401
Hetq - About:
https://hetq.am/en/about
The Global Investigative Journalism Network - Sponsors and Supporters:
https://gijn.org/sponsors-and-supporters/
Eurasianet - For Armenians, CSTO missing in action:
https://eurasianet.org/for-armenians-csto-missing-in-action
Eurasianet - About:
https://eurasianet.org/about
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor - Donors:
https://hcav.am/en/category/about-us/donors/
Reuters - Nancy Pelosi condemns Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia:
https://www.reuters.com/world/pelosi-condemns-illegal-attacks-by-azerbaijan-armenia-2022-09-18/
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html
France 24 - Pelosi visits Armenia as ceasefire with Azerbaijan holds:
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220917-pelosi-visits-armenia-as-ceasefire-with-azerbaijan-holds
Armenian Parliament - Delegation Led by NA President Alen Simonyan Meets with Heads of International Structures in the United States (NED):
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=15930&year=2022&month=01&day=20&lang=eng&view=print
NEO - Russia Shoots Down US Stealth Coup (2015):
https://journal-neo.org/2015/07/31/russia-shoots-down-us-stealth-coup/
NEO - New Armenia Protests, Same US-Backed Mobs (2016):
https://journal-neo.org/2016/04/28/new-armenia-protests-same-us-backed-mobs/

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