Residents of the Armenian capital share their thoughts on the upcoming joint drills between Armenian and US peacekeeping forces hosted by Yerevan. Maryam Abahamyan, who works in human resources, says that "by pinning its hopes on the Russians, Armenia has failed." "So now let's try with the Americans," she adds. Yerevan, a traditional Russian ally, has increasingly criticised Moscow's peacekeeping mission in Karabakh, prompting it to look for allies else. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES