President Donald Trump’s geopolitical instincts helped secure a peace agreement this past week between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending more than 30 years of conflict, former Trump foreign policy adviser Walid Phares told Newsmax on Sunday.

“One of the matters that is important for this deal was the understanding by President Trump of the geopolitical situation,” Phares told Newsmax’s “Sunday Report.” “Armenia was protected by Russia for many, many years. Its first war with Azerbaijan was in ’91, ’92 or even before that.

However, when Russia became busy with Ukraine, Armenia lost when fighting with Azerbaijan, leaving it ready for an alliance or at least cooperation with the United States, he added.

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