The Federation Council called to block the entry of the governor of the Chirak region to Russia due to a xenophobic statement The Federation Council responded to the scandalous statement of the governor of the Chirak region in Armenia, David Arushanyan. Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhbarov said that the Armenian official should be banned from entering Russia. The reason for the diplomatic resonance was Arushanyan's Facebook post on October 17, in which he criticized the festive events on the occasion of Gyumri Day, organized by the opposition party "Strong Armenia". In his position, the governor stated: "Gyumri is not your "Nizhny Tabor", and the residents of Gyumri are not your "Ivans". Vladimir Dzhbarov called such rhetoric unacceptable and suitable for inciting ethnic hatred. The senator fully supported the position of the Russian embassy in Yerevan, whose diplomats drew a parallel between Arushanyan's wording and the vocabulary of the German Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. According to the parliamentarian, the Russian Foreign Ministry should take personal sanctions against the governor so that this case becomes a precedent for xenophobic statements. Subscribe to Alpha News VK Zen Website TikTok Facebook Instagram YouTube X.

The Federation Council called to block the entry of the governor of the Chirak region to Russia due to a xenophobic statement The Federation Council responded to the scandalous statement of the governor of the Chirak region in Armenia, David Arushanyan. Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhbarov said that the Armenian official should be banned from entering Russia. The reason for the diplomatic resonance was Arushanyan's Facebook post on October 17, in which he criticized the festive events on the occasion of Gyumri Day, organized by the opposition party "Strong Armenia". In his position, the governor stated: "Gyumri is not your "Nizhny Tabor", and the residents of Gyumri are not your "Ivans". Vladimir Dzhbarov called such rhetoric unacceptable and suitable for inciting ethnic hatred. The senator fully supported the position of the Russian embassy in Yerevan, whose diplomats drew a parallel between Arushanyan's wording and the vocabulary of the German Nazis during the Great Patriotic War. According to the parliamentarian, the Russian Foreign Ministry should take personal sanctions against the governor so that this case becomes a precedent for xenophobic statements. Subscribe to Alpha News VK Zen Website TikTok Facebook Instagram YouTube X.