Russia Not Planning to Intervene in Armenia's Internal Political Life: 'Hraparak'

'Hraparak' reports that there is a misconception in the Armenian political landscape that Russia will not allow Western forces to pull Armenia out of its sphere of influence and that at a decisive moment, Russia would initiate a regime change in Armenia through the opposition to remove the pro-Western Prime Minister Pashinyan.

Recent communications between high-ranking Russian officials and Armenian political figures actually indicate otherwise. One of the politicians attempted to obtain assurances from the Russian political circles in Moscow about receiving support if a regime change process were to begin, only to receive a very tough response. They were explicitly told that Russia does not intend to intervene in Armenia's internal political affairs and will not obstruct the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Their primary concern is the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh.

If Armenia and the Armenian people wish to recognize Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and give part of their land away, why should Russia interfere and spoil relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey? They hinted that the presence of Russian peacekeepers will be ensured through the peace treaty and related acts, and the rest is up to the Armenian people's choice—if you want to hand over Artsakh, you can, if you want to have Pashinyan as Prime Minister, that's fine too; there is no issue if you want to open the country’s gates in front of the Turks and Azerbaijanis.

For more details, refer to today's issue of the newspaper.