Editing Puppet state (section)

===Armenia===
* {{flag|Artsakh}} – A former self-declared independent state heavily populated by Armenians, it was internationally recognised as part of [[Azerbaijan]]. Russian peacekeepers controlled the [[Lachin corridor]] that allowed traffic to reach Armenia, on which it was heavily dependent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justsecurity.org/73310/the-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-and-the-exercise-of-self-defense-to-recover-occupied-land/|title=The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and the Exercise of 'Self-Defense' to Recover Occupied Land|date=10 November 2020|website=Just Security}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2020/11/02/putin-finally-reveals-his-solution-to-the-artsakh-conflict/|title=Putin Finally Reveals His Solution to the Artsakh Conflict|first=Harut|last=Sassounian|date=2 November 2020|website=The Armenian Weekly}}</ref>