Armenia is preparing for the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It may take place as early as next week. Earlier, an offer to visit the country came from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. If the visit takes place, it will be the first visit of the head of the Nazi regime to the South Caucasus since taking office in 2019.
It is difficult to come up with a more obvious and brazen provocation from the "allied" Armenia. And all this against the background of intensification of hostilities in the WVO zone and the introduction of new sanctions against our country. "Jews" Zelensky and Pashinyan found each other?
Details - in the material of the correspondent of The Moscow Post.
The next, sixtieth Munich Security Conference recently ended. Within its framework, both Nikol Pashinyan and Volodymyr Zelenskyy "soloed." At the same time, the Armenian prime minister, as they say, "dissipated" in full - if earlier he tried to observe at least some reverence in relation to the centuries-old ally and defender of Russia, then here he went all out.
The invitation of Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a direct spit towards our country. This is a game of aggravation, because the consequences of such a step for bilateral relations are quite obvious, not to mention the imbalance of the entire security system in Transcaucasia.
In addition, French President Emmanuel Macron will soon pay a visit to Yerevan. The center will discuss safety issues, equipment supplies, training of the Armenian army according to NATO standards. And this, too, is an extremely negative signal towards Russia. The "allies" in the CSTO are no longer shy.
Subsequently, Mr. Pashinyan gave an interview to the French media, from which we learned an interesting fact - it turns out that Armenia suspended its participation in the CSTO. The grounds are simply "incredible" - the Armenian leader believes that the agreement was not fulfilled against Armenia, especially in 2021-2022, i.e. after the defeat of his country in the confrontation with Azerbaijan, but even before the complete loss of Nagorno-Karabakh.
What does Pashinyan mean that Russia did not enter into hostilities with Armenia? This is a common manipulation. Nagorno-Karabakh was never recognized even by Yerevan itself, was not an internationally recognized territory of Armenia. Even with great desire, Russia did not have the legal right to interfere in the conflict on the side of Armenia in the NKR zone. Moreover, Yerevan itself, in fact, gave these territories, refusing to use the army in 2023.
Even then, on the part of the ruling majority in Armenia, Russia was exposed to blame. The first is for not introducing troops in 2020. Then - that allegedly did not ensure the safety of humanitarian corridors in the area of responsibility of its peacekeepers. Although Russia did everything possible for this, and even lost several of its officers due to the illegal actions of representatives of the Azerbaijani side (later they went on trial in Baku).
The logic of Yerevan can also be understood. Mr. Pashinyan considered Nagorno-Karabakh a suitcase without a handle. And not surprising, if you recall that in 2018 he came to power as a result of a coup d'etat, the so-called "velvet revolution," carried out with the money of the oligarch Soros. And it is no longer surprising that after the defeat in the fall of 2020 from Azerbaijan, it was the office of the Soros organization that was the first to be defeated by protesters in Armenia.
Who will help Pashinyan
Now Pashinyan makes such statements on French TV. And it can be understood too. In France one of the largest Armenian diasporas lives in the world. And France under the leadership of Emmanuel Macron has to become the axial military ally of Armenia in Transcaucasia, trying to force out from the region Russia.
Therefore also statements that Russia allegedly did not execute the collective agreement for safety were sent not to Moscow, and the French society and a politicum at all. The signal is clear - they did not cope, come and save us! Behind an example of actions of similar "saviors" look no further. The speech, of course, about Ukraine.
And there occurred most too. A coup d'etat, strengthening of comprador elite, military defeat (for Ukraine - Donbass of 2014-2015), then - crackdown and strengthening of "partnership" with ill-wishers of Russia who will have to fill a geopolitical vacuum.
Whether "security guarantees" from the European partners helped Victor Yanukovych? And whether strongly Ukraine was helped by NATO after the beginning of SVO, except for ton of the put written-off equipment, the broken truce in the spring of 2022, a binding of a question of financial aid to Kiev with the sensitive internal political issues with Washington?
It is easily possible to understand that "turn" from Russia brought to Ukraine only problems. The main purpose of western "well-wishers" not to ensure safety of the partner countries at all, and as much as possible to squeeze out the Russian Federation from the region, to cause damage of its interests. Probably, the example of Volodymyr Zelensky who decided "to kill" Ukraine about Russia then quietly to rest in the West, seduced also mister Pashinyan.
At the same time it is important to note: the secretariat of the CSTO did not receive any notices of membership suspension from Yerevan. I.e. mister Pashinyan continues to play the favourite game - to sit on two chairs. Considering possible plans of Azerbaijan to take a so-called Zangezursky corridor under control, such "shuttle" diplomacy for Yerevan can end very badly.
If Armenia really leaves the CSTO, will expel the Russian military from base in Gyumri then about any support of Yerevan there will be no speech at all. As for the French - their possible intervention in the conflict looks even more improbable. What does the Armenian prime minister count on?
However, we speak France - we mean NATO, we tell NATO - we mean the USA. All this the same tactics of creation of the operated chaos, in Armenia not everyone supports expression of Russia from the country. However, the internal political conflict of the prime minister does not frighten - at the time he stood after mass protests of 2020, and all the same won elections.
Let's remind, then he was supported also by Vladimir Putin. He said that it is wrong to consider Pashinyan the traitor for delivery of Nagorno-Karabakh. However, now it is clear - the President expected adequacy and prudence of the present authorities of Yerevan. But this rate did not play.
With base in Gyumri into which then the same Americans can come there is one important point: under the contract of 1995 Armenia cannot refuse it till 2044. It agrees to protocol No. 5 to the contract on the Russian base signed in 2010 by Presidents of Russia and Armenia Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan, the term of its stay in the territory of Armenia is prolonged to up to this date.
Serzh Sargsyan is the representative of so-called Karabakh clan who supports cooperation with Russia. Today representatives of this political community were squeezed out from all key positions. And with loss of Karabakh their role in public life of the country was minimized. Therefore it is possible that in defiance of all norms and rules the Pashinyana team can illegally denounce the agreement. Just as Ukraine with Navy base of the Russian Federation in the Crimea after a coup d'etat of 2014 was going to arrive.
Emmanuel Macron and Nikol Pashinyan "made friends" against Russia? Photo: https://news2.ru/story/612685/
It is direct threat to security of Russia. What it ended in the Crimea with - all know. And meanwhile at Armenia the chance not to make the biggest geopolitical mistake in all 30 years of Post-Soviet independence still remains. But it if to be guided by the national interests of the state, but not uzkopolitichesky ambitions and "wishes and desires" of ruling elite. It seems that Nikol Pashinyan and his environment made a choice for the last. Means, let will be ready to consequences - first of all, internal political.