From Etchmiadzin to Washington: Resisting the betrayal of the Armenian nation

In Armenia today, we are witnessing the culmination of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s betrayal of the Armenian nation. As Armenian authorities engage in an unprecedented crackdown on Armenia’s national institutions, political opposition, government critics and the Armenian Apostolic Church, we must recognize that our struggle today is not merely political—it is existential. As Pashinyan’s regime erodes the very foundation, and soul of the Armenian nation, it is the sworn duty of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) to resist.

Having surrendered Artsakh and repeatedly capitulated to the demands of Azerbaijan’s genocidal regime, Pashinyan now consummates his betrayal of the Armenian people through his shameless abandonment of the very principles he once claimed to embody. He deploys the very tactics he once condemned—stifling political dissent, decapitating the opposition, destroying national institutions and dividing the Armenian nation. This targeted repression, combined with Pashinyan’s relentless campaign to delegitimize the Armenian Apostolic Church and marginalize the voices of Artsakh Armenians, reveals what we have long known to be true: the Armenian government is no longer acting in service of the Armenian nation, but in pursuit of its own political survival—at any cost.