
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with Iranian television, said that the intentions of the Armenian leadership to change the vector of development could lead to the country turning into a “new Ukraine,” recalling Georgia’s unsuccessful experience with the desire to join NATO.
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Medvedev linked the current tensions in Armenian-Russian relations with the past experience of Georgia, which aspired to NATO but, in his opinion, did not achieve it and failed.
The intentions of the current leadership of Armenia to change the direction of its development are threatened by the fact that the republic could turn into a “new Ukraine.” Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said this in an interview with Iranian state television.
In this regard, he recalled the conflict with Georgia, which had a desire to join NATO, but this did not lead to anything good. According to Medvedev, the country's current authorities understand that this was the wrong approach.
“At the moment, our relations with Armenia are being tested. <...> The worst thing that can happen to Armenia is its transformation into a new Ukraine.” Russia is dealing with its regional problems on its own, the deputy chairman of the Security Council added.
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Russia will increase diplomatic pressure on Armenia to prevent rapprochement with the West
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