DISINFO: Pashinyan is deceiving the West that brought him to power
SUMMARY
While the West has brought him to power and supported him in the most difficult situations, Pashinyan is deceiving the West with either Russia or Syria.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation which advances pro-Kremlin narratives. There is no evidence that the West brought Pashinyan to power.
Nikol Pashinyan came to power after mass protests in 2018 had rejected the previous leadership. As a result of the protests, President Serzh Sargsyan resigned. A few days later, Nikol Pashinyan was elected as the prime minister of Armenia.
Pro-Kremlin outlets often claim that pro-European politicians are brought to power by the West. See more examples of similar disinformation such as "Moldovan Maidan" did not happen because Soros's person came to power and Poroshenko and Saakashvili came to power thanks to the external support.