A certain Nikol Pashinyan has set a course for a break with Russia: Medvedev

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has set a course for a break with Russia; this must be frankly acknowledged, said Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, responding to a question from RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Medvedev noted that Pashinyan could “land painfully” between the EAEU and the EU, on the one hand trying to “drag” Yerevan into the EU, while on the other, trying to preserve the benefits of membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.

“A certain Nikol Pashinyan has set a course for a break with Russia; this must be frankly acknowledged. He finds it advantageous to squeeze between the various political currents, earning himself a false reputation in the West, while risking ties with our country,” Medvedev said.

He added that “Russia’s strategic partner is the people of Armenia, not any Armenian leader.”