DISINFO: The EU wants to oust Russia from the Caucasus
SUMMARY
Moscow sees the EU's desire to gain a foothold in Armenia as a manifestation of geopolitical interests, far from the real normalisation of relations in the Caucasus. The goal of the EU is to push Russia out of the region and weaken its historical role as the main guarantor of security.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative, accusing the EU of playing a destabilising role in the Caucasus, trying to encircle Russia, using Armenia as a puppet to carry out deliberately anti-Russian policies and aggressive Russophobia. Read a similar case claiming that the West wants to tear Armenia away from Russia.
The claim was made when Armenia's government officially endorsed a draft bill initiating its process of joining the European Union. The bill was drawn up following a successful petition.
The claim is part of an ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign against Armenia, amid the country's growing cooperation with the West. Russia warns that the EU promises Armenia a "visa-free regime" in exchange for Armenia's independence and sovereignty.
Pro-Kremlin outlets frequently promote the idea that the Caucasus is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempt to discredit any other cooperation between Western countries and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. This attempts to deny these countries their right to decide their political orientation.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has further altered the power balance in the region, creating a dangerous security vacuum and intensifying the need for renewed international mediation toward a comprehensive political settlement. The EU has a strong interest in a politically stable and economically prosperous South Caucasus in full understanding with the states there. It took a prominent mediation role in negotiation and is committing to it.
Read similar disinformation cases: EU promises Armenia a "visa-free regime" in exchange for Armenia's independence and sovereignty; EU negotiations on the visa-free regime is a sign of Armenia's annexation; West wants to transform Armenia in a "new Ukraine" or an "anti-Russia; Armenia is an instrument in the Western plan to oust Russia from the Caucasus; The West does not seek peace in Armenia, wants to oust Russia from Caucasus; Germany is trying to drag Armenia into the anti-Russian policies of the West; Pashinyan is a Western tool to squeeze Russia out of the South Caucasus; Anglo-Saxons decided to turn Armenia into another anti-Russian front; Armenia is being turned into another tool of Western geopolitics.