itself as one of Russia's
important military outposts.

In an interview with Izvestia, a
Russian daily, Sargsyan declared that Armenia is consistently building
up its defense capability in the framework of military-technical
cooperation with Russia. Also, he stressed the role of the 102nd Russian
military base located in Armenian territory. And in November 2016,
Armenia joined the anti-aircraft defense system of the Russian
Federation.

The deepening Armenian military alliance with Russia
poses a direct threat to NATO. According to Adam Ereli, former deputy
spokesman at the State Department, speaking to Veterans Today, the
agreement's reinforcement of the Russian troops in this region can
threaten countries of NATO and their Western allies. Ereli noted
specifically, "Over the last six months – as Russia's war in Syria and
pressure on Turkey has intensified – the flow of its arms and personnel
into Armenia has escalated toa launching point to unexpectedly hit at the interests
of the U.S. and NATO in the region.

In light of the strengthening
military alliance of Armenia with Russia, the wisdom of continued
support for Armenia needs to be not questioned, but openly condemned.
Armenian "political" organizations such as the Armenian National
Committee of America and others are, in fact, Russian puppets. They are
completely dedicated to perpetuating within Congress the old and corrupt
idea that relations with Russia are good for Armenia and that is, in
turn, good for the U.S. This, while existing pro-Russia organizations do
all in their power to sideline new Armenian organizations that are
decidedly anti-Russian.

This unwarranted support by the Armenian
national organizations in the U.S. for the anti-Western policies carried
out by the Kremlin and Yerevan should be exposed. The new stage in
Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation represents