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Russia should not abandon Armenia as a “useless, weak ally.”

Political scientist and Iranian studies specialist Karine Gevorkyan stated this on the podcast "Purity of Understanding," reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

"This is a region with very important communications links, after all. Therefore, the phrase 'who needs this Armenia?' is fundamentally incorrect. It only seems so small. I'll just mention one detail: it's fourth in the world in rare earth elements. And the plants are already operating."

"And Russia will only launch production by 2028. Are we prepared to lose all of this? That's my question," Gevorkyan said.

She believes that Russian media are biased towards Armenia, criticizing it for things they overlook in other EAEU allies.

"When I saw the rhetoric so prevalent in our media, I simply shrugged my shoulders. Because what was happening in other post-Soviet republics was significantly more dangerous for us. They had advanced further along the paths Pashinyan had only just outlined. And everything was fine, no doubt about it. It was unclear why they were picking on Armenia so much," Gevorkyan said.