Feb 9, 2026, 7:53 p.mFeb 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m
Armenia and the USA agreed on a billion-dollar cooperation in nuclear energy during a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to Yerevan. The USA is thus encroaching on Russia, which has so far supplied the technology for the South Caucasus republic’s only nuclear power plant.
US Vice President JD Vance (l.) visited Armenia on Monday.Image: keystone
The agreement allows US technology exports worth five billion US dollars (4.2 billion euros) as well as contracts for nuclear fuel and maintenance worth four billion US dollars. Vance said this after a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. “That means: small modular reactors,” he said. The USA would have enough trust in Armenia to supply it with this new technology.
Peace agreement under Trump’s eyes
Under the eyes of US President Donald Trump, the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia, which had been enemies for decades, made peace last year. Trump’s leadership is relying on economic recovery in the geopolitically important region, which also includes Iran and Turkey.
As military assistance, the US will deliver V-Bat reconnaissance drones to Armenia, Vance said. He is also scheduled to visit Azerbaijan on his trip. (hkl/sda/dpa)