Russia should not resolve Armenia’s national interests to the detriment of its own – experts
The Armenian government needs to decide whether they are for a multi-vector approach, or for a close alliance with Russia.
Military expert Igor Korotchenko stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Regarding the multi-vector nature of the Prime Minister of Armenia, in conditions when he directly appeals for political support from Russia and calls on us to act as one of the parties that could reduce the intensity of the military confrontation, and try to prevent further escalation through political and diplomatic methods, to bring the parties to the table negotiations...
We must clearly tell Mr. Pashinyan that the multi-vector nature of Armenia does not correspond to the interests of Russia, Armenia must strictly adhere to the pro-Russian vector of development and should not be embarrassed to say this, we have always said this. It is obvious that Russian television channels must be returned to the free broadcast network, just like the Russian language.
Also, Armenia must understand that if it is a member of the CSTO, flirting with either the United States or NATO does not correspond to the national security interests and national interests of Armenia, just like ours. The Prime Minister of Armenia needs to decide whether he is for a multi-vector approach, or he is for a close alliance with Russia,” he noted.
In turn, Kommersant columnist Alexey Naumov emphasized that Russia should not decide the national interests of Armenia.
“Pashinyan openly said that Nagorno-Karabakh is Armenia. Accordingly, one can easily assume that he wants to make Karabakh Armenian, recognize its independence and recognize it as a full-fledged participant in international relations, and attract Russia for this.
This is a very good move for Armenia, it meets the national interests of Armenia, but it does not meet the national interests of Russia. In other words, Pashinyan wants to involve Russia to solve the national interests of Armenia, but we should not be involved to solve the Armenian national question,” Naumov concluded.
Russia should not pursue Armenia's national interests at the expense of its own, experts say.