Rejoice, He Sends You to War: Styopa Safaryan on Margarita Simonyan's Statement

A claim is circulating that Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the "Russia Today" news agency, has made the following statement: it is time to mobilize Armenians from Moscow and Sochi or send them for forced aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Political analyst Styopa Safaryan has commented on this topic.

On his Facebook page, he wrote: "Rejoice, Armenians of Russia, especially those who love to like Madame's photos and posts. She is sending you to war in Ukraine, or in the best patriotic case—to Azerbaijan, as she claims for the sake of morale, to refer to Nagorno-Karabakh... This is why we say—demand and do not allow her to speak on behalf of the Armenian people, on your behalf; she has no connection with either Armenia or the Armenian people..."