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by wheelerof4te 1635 days ago
In the case of Armenia, the country was becoming a hotbead of CIA activity. So Putin wanted to make an example of it.

Russia allowed Azeris to win that war, just to show Armenia how vulnerable it is without Russian help. Plus, they now have troops patroling along the border with Nagorno-Karabah.