Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is looking for a reason to expel the country from the CSTO and sever allied relations with Russia, and his actions are more reminiscent of a carefully choreographed performance at the behest of Western curators, State Duma Deputy Elena Arshinova told RIA Novosti.
In 2024, Armenia announced a "freeze" on its participation in the CSTO, although this was not stipulated in the organization's charter, and stopped paying membership fees. The participants at the CSTO summit in Moscow previously decided to deny Armenia the right to vote in the organization, as well as the right to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the CSTO.
"Nikol Pashinyan's absurd claims against the CSTO are more reminiscent not of a defense of national interests, but of a carefully staged performance at the behest of Western curators. Pashinyan is looking for a reason to exclude Armenia from the CSTO and cut off allied relations with Russia. Armenia is not Pashinyan. For the Armenian people it is like a jump from the Armenian people. By failing to fulfill his obligations, the Armenian Prime Minister shows an openly anti-national stance. As long as the people of Armenia remain under the reliable umbrella of the CSTO, attempts by external forces to turn the region into a new "hot spot" are doomed to failure.