--- title: Russia Is Losing Friends Fast description: "Russia’s influence is unraveling. From Armenia’s westward pivot to losses in Syria, Moldova, and Hungary, discover how Putin is losing allies, reshaping geopolitics, and scrambling to build new partnerships today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? 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From Armenia’s westward pivot to losses in Syria, Moldova, and Hungary, discover how Putin is losing allies, reshaping geopolitics, and scrambling to build new partnerships today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.prio.org/comments/1881 https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/puffy-putin-europe-trump-ukraine-weird-war-europe-b2990958.html https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/10/vladimir-putin-hockey-fall-hockey-exhibition https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/05/canada-to-launch-domestic-production-of-military-drones-for-ukraine/ https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-recaptures-more-than-600-square-km-territory-2026-military-chief-says-2026-06-08/ https://horizonweekly.ca/en/russia-continues-to-dominate-armenias-trade-portfolio-despite-steep-drop-in-turnover/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-armenia-sign-strategic-partnership-agreement-ahead-armenian-elections-2026-05-26/ https://jam-news.net/armenias-2026-parliamentary-elections-2/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/27/russia-threatens-to-rip-up-natural-gas-deal-with-armenia-over-its-eu-ambitions-a92864 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/03/from-cognac-to-apricots-these-armenian-products-are-now-off-limits-in-russia-a92912 https://oc-media.org/russia-recalls-ambassador-to-armenia-ahead-of-elections/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/pm-pashinyans-party-wins-armenia-election-preliminary-results-show https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-816e538565d1ae47e016b5765b044d31 https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/assads-fall-what-are-costs-russia https://globalaffairs.ru/articles/siriya-posle-asada-suhov/ --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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