What is happening right now in Ukraine is the worst possible scenario for both sides, in fact all sides.
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we must rescue armenians in ukraine to bring them to our hayrenik,and show the world how powerful armenians nation and we must deal with israel against Iran to gain western sympathy otherwise they will keep support turks always against because of good Iran-Armenia relations also we must quit from csto and apply to nato membership dismiss anything related russian in armenia,Armenia Should run by Diaspora US BASED.
Your solution is to go against Iran and Russia to please a Western world that is losing its hegemony anyway?
No way.
Stop this EU and NATO worship, it is vile. They are responsible for the Ukraine crisis. They provoked Russia into this.
Second of all, this idea that Armenian Americans can “save” Armenia from Hayastancis is ludicrous and insulting.
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The morally-bankrupt and hypocritical state of Israel sold over five billion dollars’ worth of deadly weapons, such as long-range missiles and kamikaze UAVs (drones) to our enemy the pseudo-Turkish artificial Azerbaijan knowing full well that those deadly weapons will be used against none other than against the Armenians in return for cheap Caspian oil and access to artificial Azerbaijani territory to conduct surveillance on Iran and launch surgical attacks on Iranian scientists and other officials within the territory of Iran. In addition, to this day, Israel has not only NOT recognized the Armenian Genocide but that it has over the years, since the 2010 Israeli storming of the Turkish Mavi Marmara “freedom” ship headed to Gaza in particular, used the Armenian tragedy as a tool to attack and discredit Turkey but that also it has in the past, through its agents in the United States, helped terrorist Turkey to defeat Armenian Genocide resolutions in the United States.
Iran, on the other hand, has more or less remained neutral in the Artsakh conflict and has always kept its border with Armenia open and in many ways has acted as the lifeline for blockaded Armenia by our terrorist and criminal enemies to the west and to the east. Furthermore, despite the loss of liberated Armenian territories by incompetent and dysfunctional treasonous current Armenian government, it was Iran that drew red lines for our enemy when Armenia proper’s territorial integrity in the south, the Syunik region, bordering Iran was threatened and conducted military exercises around that region, the first in thirty years, as a message to the enemy that Iran won’t allow its border with Armenia be overrun. What has the West done in the last thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union? It has gotten close and closer to the Russian backyard through absorbing into the NATO alliance several of the former Soviet republics and encouraging others to join or to look to the West with false promises made and as a result causing Russia to view them with suspicion and attack and force its will on them and in many case at the expense to them of massive loss of territories.
What you are suggesting won’t change anything but bring more misery to the Armenians. We have lived side-by-side and in neighborly fashion with Iran for thousands of years. We can’t change the geography of the region for the fact that we share a border with Iran and distance ourselves from them to please the West which has mostly remained uninterested in that part of the world and has shown very little interest other than using them for their own political agenda in the region with disastrous results such as what we saw happen in Georgia in 2008 and now in Ukraine. The problem with our Armenian homeland is in its successive incompetent leaderships who instead of working with complete loyalty for the interest of Armenia and the Armenian nation are instead acting as bunch of slaves subservient to foreign powers. We need leaders who think Armenia first and foremost and use balanced and effective foreign policy in the region with friends and foes. Our friends should have no doubts in our loyalty and our foes must always think twice before they even contemplate any action against us. No one will respect and take us seriously unless we respect ourselves instead of acting as pawns in the hands of superpowers that will use and abuse us for their own self-interests. Given the fact that we live in such volatile region, it is very important that we act smart and think with sober minds at all times.
All wars are tragic, but some are justified. Despite what CNN says, history will be on the side of Russia.
What would Uncle Sam do if Texas tried brake free from the United States and made a military alliance with Russia? What would Uncle Sam do if China was to deploy troops and missiles in Mexico? What would Uncle Sam do if Russians were to deploy troops or missiles in Venezuela? What did Uncle Sam do in Cuba, Vietnam, Granada, Panama, Iraq, Serbia, Libya and Syria?
This war was a result was expanding NATO to Russia’s borders, despite 30 years of complaints and warnings by Moscow. This war was a result of placing missile systems near Russia’s borders, despite 30 years of complaints and warnings by Moscow. This war was a result of fomenting anti-Russian Color Revolutions throughout former soviet space, including in Ukraine. Ukraine has been a hotbed of anti-Russian activity. Like what we saw in Artsakh, the separatist Russian populated region of Donbass was bombed for 8 years before Russians stepped in. This war was also a result of Western powers and their allies invading Iraq on false pretexts and mercilessly bombing Serbia and giving a major piece of it (i.e. Kosovo) to Albanian Muslims. This war was also a result of destroying Syria and Libya via Western-back Islamic terror groups.
Western powers and their allies are responsible illegal invasions and the death of hundreds of thousands of innocent people since 1991. Western powers and their allies are also responsible for a number of bloody “regime changes” and “color revolutions” around the world. It’s about time someone stood up and said – no more! Once again, that someone is the great Russian nation.
I did not see the “civilized world” protesting when Artsakh was attacked. I did not see them protesting when Serbia was attacked. I did not see them protesting when Iraq was attacked. I did not see them protesting when Syria was attacked. I did not see them protesting when Libya was attacked. I did not see them protesting when Yemen was attacked. The “civilized world” with all its toxic organizations and institutions, along with their Ukrainian friends can go to hell.
This war will end with Ukraine total capitulation in one to two weeks. Despite what Western MSN is trying to tell us, President Putin’s war effort in Ukraine has been brilliant. Despite the fact that Ukraine is one of the largest countries in the world and has a well armed and well trained military, around 25% of Ukraine is now in Russian hands. Despite what Western MSN is trying to tell us, all measures are being taken by the Russian military to lessen civilian casualties. Russians have even kept the lights on throughout the country. This restraint by the Russians is causing delays as well as Russian casualties. For their part, Western officials and journalists have been encouraging and inciting Ukrainian civilians to fight the Russian army.
In other words, Westerners are doing their best to get Ukrainians massacred for a “photo op”. It’s to make Russia look bad. And Zelensky is their Grim Reaper in this regard. In any case, Ukraine will no longer exist after this. They played with fire for too long. No tears from me. Let’s Russia do what it needs to do to that pro-Tatar and pro-Azeri hotbed of Western, Turkish and Israeli activity.
Susan, please stop the hypocrisy and nonsense. Western governments are responsible for murdering over one million people around the world since the 1990s. Where was the global outrage and sanctions then? Where was the global outrage ad sanctions when Karabakh was attacked? Russia was the only country on earth willing to help Armenians of Karabakh even though they were not obligated to. What makes Ukrainians better than Armenians, Serbians, Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis or Libyans? The answer is Ukraine was getting ready to host Western troops and develop nuclear weapons. Ukraine is to Russia what Karabakh is to Armenians. Russia complained abut this for many years. So Russia reserve the right to naturalize the threat from Ukraine. Period.
Thanks Harut, That was a good article from a new perspective. It would be a madness for Russia to accept the presence of Nato forces in Ukraine. Same applies to Armenia and Iran as they cannot accept presence of their adversaries next to their borders, they need to establish strong alliances and protect themselves against aggressors. Catalyzing role of a standup comedian, inexperienced PM of Ukraine, on expediting the conflict should not be underestimated. He removed experienced ministers, head of departments and army generals and replace them with actors and actresses, comedians, celebrities, and showmen. He was making joke on a face of build up of Russian forces in East and North. Isn’t that familiar? Armenia and Iran should strengthen their multi-dimensional relationships. United A & I = Stronger. Divided A & I = Weaker
Harut my Grandparents Howard & June would be very proud of you, as are all we Albanos. I would love to correspond with you in private. Shoot me an email if you can.
As for the substance of your comments, while I’m certainly not in full agreement, it is welcome to see an alternative well reasoned perspective on the Ukraine invasion.
CA and Gurgen cut and pasta from other threads. Russian propaganda has always been cheap and simple just like their equipment. Least K is honest. Also Russia does have legitimate concerns I understand that but invading and bombing another country is not the answer. Putin is a bully nothing more. Even he admitted that he likes taking risks. Well this one blew up in his face. Its all damage control now. Enjoy your 100 year insurgency against top of the line weapons.