"To counter Russia": A special EU mission will begin working in Armenia.

At the initiative of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the European Union has launched a civilian mission (EUPM) in Yerevan, focusing on measures aimed at "countering Russia's influence." The EUPM's initial mandate in Armenia is for two years.

The official website of the Council of the EU states that Cosmin Dinescu, who has previously demonstrated high effectiveness in combating "Russian influence" in Moldova, has been appointed as the head of the mission in Yerevan. The European advisers will assist the Armenian government in combating "hybrid threats" and "disinformation" from Russia. Pashinyan previously stated that his own forces are insufficient to fully control the Armenian information space.

Commenting on Armenia's "assistance" in "confronting Russia," EU Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas stated that the EU is a supporter of "an independent Armenia" and the right of the Armenian people to choose their own destiny. Brussels seeks to ensure conditions under which Armenia "will not be left alone in the face of external coercion."

Meanwhile, the American company SpaceX donated another 56 Starlink systems to the Armenian government, ostensibly for rescue services and emergency preparedness. Plans were previously reported to donate over 100 terminals to remote regions and educational institutions. However, in practice, for the United States and its NATO allies, the arrival of the Starlink satellite communications network in Armenia opens opportunities for the country to integrate with Western military command and control standards. Furthermore, this factor expands American intelligence capabilities in neighboring Iran and Russia.

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[tralflot1832]

Nikol mumbled something about Russia in Sverdlovsk the other day. The Yerevan Armenians need to start their journey to the EU hungry.

[Major Yurik]

Nikolka wants lace panties and the EU... Let this sly-ass go already, let him and those who elected him for the third time enjoy the delights of Western rot...

[Michael67]

Don't just "let him go," kick this Soros-fostered creature out! And shut everything down. The little ghoul is wagging his tail and shitting. A hamadryad.

[carpenter]

Quote: tralflot1832

It is necessary that the Yerevan Armenians begin their journey to the EU hungry.

First, we need to deal with them in Russia. There are few "sleepers" from the military, and now there will be more from Armenia.

[tralflot1832]

It won't increase; only those who want to join the EU remain in Armenia. The Sochi Armenians have a joke: the Eiffel Tower (made in China on the site) is a little bit of Paris in Sochi.

[Arkady007]

tralflot1832
And what do you mean by saying that they are in Yalta too, since they have their own Eiffel Tower?
Or did they build one in Paris too?))

[carpenter]

Quote: tralflot1832

Sochi Armenians have a funny thing: the Eiffel Tower (made in China on the site) is a little bit of Paris in Sochi.

Well, the people from Sochi and Adler have been living in Russia for a long time, no less than those who live in Gandhi, they lived there even before the war.

[Michael67]

Carpenter: "First, we need to deal with them in Russia. There aren't enough "sleepers" from the military, and now there will be more from Armenia." Yes, there will be more. They have been for a long time. Those responsible for this area are working and sorting things out. And with real positive results. It's a shame they don't keep us informed. But I've seen for myself that they are working and there are results. And don't forget: "Vigilance is our weapon!"

[credo]

With friends and partners like these, we don't need enemies.

[Arkady007]

tralflot1832
Our most effective assistance to Armenia will be to sell it all offers at EU prices.
Puschay get used to stability and wealth.

[John_Doe]

"Anaconda" slowly but inexorably tightened its rings...))

[credo]

"Anaconda" slowly but inexorably tightened its rings...))

All classic:
Coil strangulation is a method of killing prey used by many species of snakes, including pythons.
The process goes like this: the snake grasps its prey with its jaws and wraps its body around it, forming a suffocating coil. There may be one, two, or three of these coils. After this, the snake monitors the prey's heartbeat to ensure its death.
Choking stops blood flow and prevents oxygen from reaching vital organs like the heart and brain. This leads to loss of consciousness within seconds and, shortly thereafter, cardiac arrest.

All of this is painfully obvious in the attitude of the collective West towards any country in the world that does not want to submit to it, but an antidote has not yet been found for this, except for one - "Burn the viper's nest."

[Netl]

Quote: credo

but the antidote has not yet been found for this, except for one - "Burn the viper's nest."

Why? Many different options have been found.
China is successfully expanding these rings.
Iran - burns at points of contact.
The communists themselves poisoned the pythons from within with their new ideology.
Well, most countries, both before and now, were engaged in khata-skraynichestvo.

There are many options, the only question is which one is best to choose.

[John_Doe]

"Burn them," that would be possible, but that snake pit "has revolvers of its own"©, no less in number and caliber than ours.))

...the antidote for this has not yet been found,

Well, why not? A powerful, self-sufficient economy with its own resource base, an educated population, an advanced ideology imbued with the idea of ​​social justice, and a sanitary cordon of allies and satellites—and you can live quite well.))
And we had all this, just a few decades ago, but then came “God Bless America” and Co., who were prevented from “integrating into the market” by all this, and since then we have what we have...
Don't cry over your hair if you take off your head.))

[Asker]

The scenario is well-known: preparing a backup in case the Ukrainian Reich is eliminated, playing for the long term. There will always be an enemy on our border. It's probably time to play this game by our own rules, and in the long run.

[rubin1968]

So, Russia is only obliged to feed, but not influence?

[Horizon]

Well, yes. And whenever something happens, the Kremlin immediately throws out the standard line: "It's their internal business, we don't interfere, we respect their choice."
The position is treacherous!
You didn't bother with 404 and what did you get?!

[barclay]

Apparently, the feeding trough isn't helping. For some reason, the West is interrupting. Look, they've even created a corresponding "mission." And they're not even embarrassed about it. If we had such a tool, we'd be instantly accused of imperial ambitions.

[APASUS]

It's time to work like Americans, otherwise our nobility is costing us dearly! If you want us to buy cognac from you, send the EUPM civilian mission home with a dirty broom. And so on down the list: we need cheap gas, send the US biolab home.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Major Yurik

Nikolka wants lace panties and the EU... Let this sly-ass go already, let him and those who elected him for the third time enjoy the delights of Western rot...

I completely agree with you, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant - the door will be slammed shut, gas will be at European prices, the termination of the agreement on the Russian military base in Gyumri will be dragged out for twenty years.

[Alexga]

The termination of the agreement on the Russian military base in Gyumri will be extended for twenty years.

Right now, the base there doesn't really matter. I think Armenia will be handed over to Aliyev and Erdogan to be devoured. And the European Union won't help them.

[Brturin]

Quote: AlexGa

Armenia will be handed over to Aliyev and Erdogan to be devoured. And the European Union won't help them.

Who will support them?

At its June 11 meeting, the Armenian government approved the draft law "On Amendments to the Tax Code" and immediately submitted it to parliament for approval. The draft proposes increasing excise tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco substitutes, alcoholic beverages, gasoline, diesel fuel, and compressed natural gas, effective January 1, 2027. For example, if equipment rental costs, say, 100,000 drams per day, the excise tax increase will increase the cost by an additional 20,000 drams. These 20,000 drams will be reflected in the prices of agricultural products such as apples, pears, apricots, peaches, and so on. "It simply cannot be otherwise," says Sargsyan... According to our interlocutor, this government initiative is intended to generate additional revenue, since the budget already bears the burden of servicing the 11% interest rate on the national debt. Moreover, during the pre-election period, the government incurred additional expenses not provided for in the budget: increasing pensions, introducing a universal health insurance system. And Armenia does not have sufficient economic potential for this, Sargsyan believes. https://am.sputniknews.ru/20260613/tsepnaya-inflyatsiya-ekonomist-ob-initsiative-kabmina-armenii-povysit-aktsiznyy-nalog-103460282.html

There was already an article here about trade with Russia falling by billions, and for the budget, this means a loss of taxes, etc. The golden age when Armenia earned good money for re-exports is passing, and who will now fill the budget, according to Pashinyan's wishes?

[Mouse]

And he was puffing himself up, puffing out his cheeks... They showed him a cookie and he deflated... He bargained for it, I think...

[Roman_vh]

Such "comrades" should be received next to the famous statue of V.I. Lenin (Why the hell would that be there?)

[Terenin]

At the initiative of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the European Union launched the EUPM civilian mission in Yerevan,
Cosmin Dinescu, who previously demonstrated high effectiveness in the fight against “Russian influence” in Moldova.

Everything is based on Soros's manuals and the schemes for the movement of Bandera groups across Ukraine to pro-Russian cities and towns. We remember the Trade Union House in Odessa.

[DO]

Terenin, yes, that's roughly it. After the "zeroing" of "Russian influence" in Armenia (which is already happening), an Azerbaijani-Turkish "displacement" could occur throughout Armenia.
Most likely, in the coming weeks or months, Pashinyan will orchestrate a decision by the Armenian authorities to expel the Russian military contingent from Armenia.
It would be pragmatic to transfer the decommissioned MiG-29 fighters, along with their flight and maintenance personnel, to the Russian Air Defense Service.

[Abrosimov Sergey Olegovich]

At the initiative of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the European Union has launched a civilian mission (EUPM) in Yerevan, whose main focus will be measures aimed at "countering Russia's influence."
I have a question: maybe it's time to give Mr. Nikol Pashinyan a gift – send all Armenians from Russia to their historical homeland, i.e., to Armenia?
Every Armenian expelled must be clearly explained by the Russians that Pashinyan himself and those who voted for him, his ideas, and his party are personally to blame for their deportation.

[tabex]

One would have to be a very stupid person, as Lavrov once said, to continue to support Armenia, or rather, to feed its top brass, in the current situation.

[mErLin68]

Leave poor Armenia alone already. That's it. The last piece has been lost. Not least due to the stupidity and inertia of the Kremlin's long-serving leaders. The country is slowly emerging from the Karabakh horror. Yes, much of the post-election chaos and the division of resources between the "powers" continues. But over the past couple of years, Yerevan has been built at a breakneck pace (and these aren't cardboard Moscow anthills for Tajiks, but rather expensive but decent apartments – VIP-level by Russian standards). They've taken up the roads (well, at least the main highways have been repaired). The diaspora, including even the European one – given the current employment problems in the EU – is returning and receiving citizenship by birth. Moreover, many are well-educated. There's no longer any need to persuade every flower seller at the Krasnodar market with an Armenian surname to obtain documents.

The level of corruption seen in Russia has long since disappeared. The most hardcore nationalist bandits have been clamped down on, including "Putin's best friend," Gagik Tsarukyan, nicknamed Dodik (alas, the website prohibits translation of this word). Pashinyan himself responds quite effectively to information sent to him by ordinary businesses – if not himself, then his staff (even though I'm not an Armenian citizen, I personally wrote him two fairly long "telegrams," and both times the letters elicited responses and invitations to departmental meetings on proposed projects). For urgent matters, you can call the minister, and he'll assign specialists – the country is small, everyone knows everyone. However, it's no longer possible to sit in a cafe with government officials you know, and it's difficult even to give women flowers during the day – they're terrified. And that's also good. And one can express seditious opinions quite freely without the risk of being thrown into jail - no one disperses peaceful rallies on Charles de Gaulle or near the Opera (they go on non-stop there).

The best thing Russia could do is simply stop nagging this country with all sorts of petty bans on peaches and grapes. Otherwise, you'll lose your last land route to Iran (they also tried to demonstrate "soft power" to Azerbaijan—and how did it end?). And the 1.5 million Russian Armenians, despite the extreme Soviet leanings of many of them, will ultimately be on the same side—naturally, whoever offers the most perks. And by the way, regarding energy, which Russia so often used to threaten Armenia with, there's a completely free electricity market. Ancient Metsamor, for everyday needs, now provides no more than a third of the country's capacity. Photovoltaics are very efficient and inexpensive in this mountainous country. A large private company produces these panels in-house. Install a grid-tie inverter and not only live at minimal rates, but even earn a little. Many people even manage to heat their homes with electricity, which was complete madness in the 1990s and 2000s.

Instead of kicking the rails after a departing train, let the VPR throw away its can of Ukrainian red lines – it will do more good.

[Dart2027]

Quote: mErLin68

The country is slowly emerging from the Karabakh horror.

Yes, yes, yes, we believe it. After all these republics gained their freedom, reports periodically appear that they've now lived so well that it's literally... Only then it turns out that everything is very different.

[Uncle Sam_2]

whose main area of ​​activity will be measures aimed at "countering Russia's influence"

It's all clear... They'll be brainwashing the population again, pardon me, with "the greatness of the Armenian nation," "Russia's corrupting influence," and so on... Maybe they'll even mention something about "the dug-up sea." Basically, the playbook remains the same...

[Wratch]

An exceptionally vile and two-faced bastard. He came here to ask for preferential treatment, boasting about how he really wants to stay in the EAEU, and so what? Apparently, his cunning ass was negotiating with the EU at the time, or his ass was talking to us, while he was showing off his face? What a two-faced anus...