The current situation in Armenia is “involuntarily reminiscent” of Ukraine’s Euromaidan, Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said in a post on his Telegram channel.
He pointed to the fact that, ahead of Victory Day, a summit of the European Political Community (EPC) was held in Yerevan, attended by guests of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Among them, he noted, was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who, according to Volodin, came at the personal invitation of the Armenian prime minister.
The State Duma speaker said this decision cannot be considered a friendly gesture toward Russia, Russian citizens, and the Armenian people.
Volodin stressed that the issue is not about interference in state sovereignty, but about “morality and decency.” He recalled that Russia has some of its closest and most positive relations with the Armenian people, adding that Armenians living in Russia have equal rights with other nationalities, hold public office, and are elected to parliament.
Against this background, Volodin questioned how relations between Russia and Armenia would develop following Pashinyan’s actions.
“An involuntary parallel arises: this is exactly how things began in Ukraine. Do ordinary citizens of Armenia need this?” Volodin concluded.
By Jeyhun Aghazada
