US EditionVance's Caucasus Trip 'Plants Flag' With Economic Deals Amid Genocide Controversy
Vance's visit advanced a 43-km TRIPP corridor and secured deals including $11 million in surveillance drones and plans to replace Armenia's Metsamor nuclear plant.
- On February 9, U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan through February 11, marking the highest-ranking U.S. trip to the Caucasus in decades and focusing on the 43-kilometer Trump Route .
- In August 2025, the White House meeting sparked the rebranding of the Trump Route, with analysts noting Russia's weakened position increased U.S. influence in the region.
- In Baku, Vance formalized a strategic partnership charter covering economy, AI, and security, while side deals included $11 million in drones to Armenia, patrol boats for Azerbaijan, and nuclear cooperation to replace Metsamor.
- Vance said the deals could unlock as much as $5 billion in initial U.S. exports and $4 billion in long-term contracts, boosting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan politically and signaling deeper U.S. involvement to Russia.
- The TRIPP corridor would, if opened, bypass Russia and Iran but the two sides remain at odds over how to open the route to Nakhchivan, while Vance's X account deletion sparked controversy and prisoner release discussions remained unclear.
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The US Vice President announced several bilateral agreements, including a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan. His visit strengthens the peace process initiated between Yerevan and Baku under American mediation.
Vance's Caucasus Trip 'Plants Flag' With Economic Deals Amid Genocide Controversy
Sandwiched between Iran and Russia and shaped by decades of conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan drew rare high-level attention this week as US Vice President J.D. Vance visited both, signaling renewed US engagement in a region long dominated by Moscow.
The US Vice President's trip to the Caucasus is a major economic and diplomatic success. Economic, financial and investment agreements were signed between the parties.
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