Armenia’s snap elections are fast approaching on June 20, and they may literally determine whether Armenia continues to exist as an independent state or is partitioned by its surrounding states. With hundreds of Azerbaijani troops having recently encroached into Syunik and Gegharkunik provinces, this danger is already beginning to unfold.
It should be clear, then, that the most important priority in Armenian politics at this point is national security. Not removing church history classes from Armenia’s schools. Not doling out millions of dollars of bonuses while the government can’t even get its drones to an exhibition. Not the boogeyman of corruption, which seems to be about eight parts libel and slander built upon two parts truth. National security.
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Those who are able to vote in Armenia’s upcoming historic elections, or know people who are, please understand that former president Robert Kocharyan is Armenia’s last hope. Please vote or encourage people to vote for Kocharyan as the nation’s future is at stake.
On bases of what?
What is he going to do, that one other puppet of the Russia cant?
It doesnt matter who is in charge.
If Pashinyan had two brain cells to rub together he would have concerned himself with Azerbaycan’s drone purchases and reacted accordingly. Modern mixed air defence systems can be effective against UAV’s with it’s mix of guns and missiles. Majority of Armenian systems however were from the 80s which were built to search for larger signature targets (jet fighters, helicopters).
Anyways Pashinyan’s actions made no sense to me from the above article to him going on stage and shouting unity to large crowds and then doing nothing about it. Alivey may talk a lot and do childish things after the war but at least he took the right action buy purchasing quick game changers (drones) and not spend tons of money on a handful of new Sukhoi’s to show off to the public. I will bet you good money that those fighters didn’t even have any ordenance to use other then a few air to air missiles.
Pashinyan is a tool. The wife photo op was cringe too. New AK, helmet, some lipstick and go take some photos in a safe area. He announces major decisions without consultation via Facebook. Reminds me of Trump.
Pashinyan is incompetent.
PASHINYAN MUST GO .ARMENIA NEEDS ROBERT KOCHARYAN AND RUSSIA.
What Armenia needs is ARMENIA. People who resist being a puppet for Russia and others. People who can believe in themselves and take matters into their own hands. Stop believing politicians. We have seen the attitude of Russia during the war and even before that. Search for “операция кольцо”. Besides, wasn’t it Kocharyan who agreed to the removal of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh as a negotiation party in 1998? …
What attitude? It was not their jurisdiction. This war was our loss for not taking the Lavrov plan into consideration. Quit blaming everybody else for our loss.
You forgot to mention, that one of the reasons we have such an incompetent leaders at this momement is due to the 30 years of corruption.
YES, NIKOL IS VERY INCOMPETENT, but this all is also due to the factor of robbery and mismanagement of his PREDECESSORS EQUALLY.
And besides, Your article doesnt mention anything what would happen if this would become a full front war between Armenia and Azerbedjan?
Do you think that then we would have any Armenia left?
It has been said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The same can be said for this.
Removing a leader from power without addressing and changing the system that was in place during their rule will only mean that the same patterns will continue to repeat themselves, and a very similar leader will step into fill the position. A child who is taught hatred and prejudice from a young age will grow up to practice hatred and prejudice unless the system is improved and the cycle is broken. Talking about a system is simply not enough. If there is little or no understanding of the system, nothing will ever change.
I agree with most of your comment, but you have to stop with this “Russian puppet” nonsense. Nikol is not a Russian agent nor is he a Western one. He got lucky in 2018 and screwed things up on his own volition.
Did we forget the assassination in 1999; did we forget the shooting murders of Armenian citizens when Roberto was president? A robust military is build in no less than a decade. The thieves never made an afford to make Armenia militarily independent, perhaps becoming the N. Korea of the Caucuses. Blame must go first on the thieves, and yes Pashinian must go, however Armenia had a sham for a military, period! If we had decent humans for leaders we would have created a space center in the mountains, invite top engineers (build our own ICBMs with nuclear warheads), invite companies to invest in the country (you want me to list the horror stories of how private investors were destroyed during Roberto and Sergio era), but when you had rampant thievery murders lawlessness investors ran and so did 2 million Armenian citizens to external migration ; how can you build a strong Armenia?
Humankind is devolving. No one can think rationally anymore. Reality is Armenia would not survive ONE DAY without Russia. Armenia is wed to Russia for better or for worst.
It’s plainly evident that the military was not used effectively at all. Anyone who still thinks we did not have the capability to defend ourselves did not understand the article. The only question is was pashinyan a total fool or playing the fool as part of a secret agreement with the enemy. I tend to think he’s just a fool and megalomaniac – God help Armenia.