US strikes civil nuclear agreement with Armenia, Russia’s former close ally

Visiting US Vice President JD Vance pledges as much as $9bn in potential investment in Armenia, which seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energy.

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The United States and Armenia have struck an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, amid a push by Washington to strengthen ties with the West Asian country that was once a close ally of Moscow.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and US Vice President JD ⁠Vance, who is on a two-day visit to the country, signed the multibillion-dollar nuclear energy deal on Monday.

US strikes civil nuclear agreement with Armenia, Russia’s former close ally

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