Excerpt from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with TASS information agency, Moscow, September 27, 2023
27 September 2023 18:35
1894-27-09-2023
Question: I have to ask about a pressing topic, Armenia. Do you think Armenia may lose Russia?
Sergey Lavrov: There are plenty of those willing to lose Russia and gain new friends.
Historically, geographically and geopolitically, it is simply not possible to lose Russia by totally ignoring its interests in the South Caucasus. Yet, certain top officials in Yerevan harbour such hopes, and openly admit it.
A similar idea was alluded to in the recent remarks by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who spoke about the need to make up for the failed alliances that Armenia had expected to ensure its security, and to expand its circle of security partners.
If they are counting on the United States (which directly follows from statements made by many Armenian leaders), they had better look at recent history to see how the United States treated those it sought to take under its wing as it advanced its geopolitical interests in faraway territories of the world. The fate of all these people is rather unenviable.
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