Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Is Putin’s Stooge

It was recently reported that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended Putin’s Victory Parade in Moscow, despite the fact that much of the Western world shunned the Russian celebration of the end of the Second World War over Russia’s illegal attack on Ukraine in violation of international law. The fact that Pashinyan decided to attend this celebration is one more indication highlighting how much Pashinyan is nothing more than Putin’s stooge.

As we speak, Russia is the main supplier for Armenia’s gas and other energy resources, including nuclear fuel for the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, which provides Armenia with 40 percent of its domestic electricity generation. As we speak, Armenia and Russia are both only using the Russian rubble when they trade, thus abandoning the Euro and the US dollar. Armenia’s Former Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan told the Western media: “In 2022 and the first two months of 2023, according to official data, exports from Armenia to Russia increased by two-to-three times.” Additionally, Russia has considerable influence over Armenia’s railway and banking sectors.     

However, Russia’s domination over Armenia goes way beyond the economic sphere. Russia also has vast military influence inside of Armenia as demonstrated by the presence of several thousand soldiers at the Russian Military Base in Guyumri, which has enabled it to maneuver Armenian separatists to its advantage.