When the Time Came to Protect Us, They Did Not—In the End, They Tried to Drag Us into New War in Armenia to 'Save' Us, Says Simonyan

When the time came for Russia to protect us, they did not protect us. We later hoped again that they would protect us, but we were deceived once more; in the end, they tried to drag us into a new war on Armenian territory so that they could come and 'save' Armenia. This was stated by the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, during a broadcast on Public Television.

'No one is doing anything against Russia or against anyone else. Everything is so simple that even a kindergarten child can explain it. We had a friend, an ally, who was supposed to protect us. An elder brother, as they like to say, who, when the time came to protect us, did not. He left us alone, at least left us alone if not with his knowledge. We then hoped again that they would protect us, thinking that perhaps the moment had come. Then we were deceived again, deceived, deceived, in the end, they tried to drag us into a new war on Armenian territory so that they could come and 'save' us,' Simonyan said.

Simonyan also noted that Armenia has suspended its participation in the CSTO: 'Armenia has suspended its participation in the CSTO until we understand whether that organization exists or not, whether it is functioning, whether it is at least planning to call Azerbaijan and say that the troops near Jermuk are within the territory of the CSTO,' Simonyan said.