DISINFO: Germany is trying to drag Armenia into the anti-Russian policies of the West
SUMMARY
Germany is trying to drag Armenia into the anti-Russian policies of the West. Berlin’s task is to create a rift between Yerevan and Moscow as much as possible.
The Germans are interested in the speedy withdrawal of Russian military base from Armenian territory and the country's authorities purging their state apparatus of persons friendly towards Russia, including lustration of the armed forces, intelligence services, and law enforcement agencies. In return, Berlin offers to provide financial and technical assistance to Yerevan.
RESPONSE
A recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative portraying Germany as an aggressive and destabilising power in the Caucasus, as well as about Russia as the ultimate target of international events. The article advances the claim that the Caucasus is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempts to pre-empt Russia's weakening position in the region. The article portrays Armenia is a puppet state of the West.
The article does not provide any evidence to back the claim, but only refers to an "informed source." The claim was made in the context of high-level political dialogue and military cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the EU, UK, France, Greece, and other Western countries.
Several events, like the ratification of the Rome statute by Armenia, joint US-Armenia military exercises, the deployment of the EU mission in Armenia, information about the Western military deliveries to Armenia, Armenia’s First Lady visit to Ukraine for a Humanitarian Meeting, PM Nikol Pashinian's refusal to participate in a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) provoked a huge anti-Armenian campaign in pro-Kremlin media, accusing Armenia of unfriendly moves, flirting with Western countries and changing its geopolitical orientation.
The Russian military base is located in Armenia based on an interstate agreement of 1995. Moscow has long seen itself as the guarantor of Armenia's security in the volatile South Caucasus. Although the Armenian prime minister told the WSJ: "Armenia sees no advantage in continuing to host Russian military bases on its territory after Azerbaijan retook the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh," the withdrawal of the Russian military base is not discussed in Armenia.
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