ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
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Russian senator: Washington wants to arrange a "color revolution" in Armenia

Yerevan August 11

Tatevik Shahunyan. No power in the world except Russia, I think, is
able to protect Armenia from any aggressive attacks from outside.
Senator, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on
Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Commission expressed this opinion in
an interview with Pravda.ru for the Prevention of Interference in
Internal Affairs of Russia Andrei Klimov.

"Armenia understands this perfectly. Of course, there are forces there
that counteract this. Of course, there is also Washington's desire to
arrange another "color revolution" there, and attempts of the Maidan
were already made in Yerevan. But still reasonable people in Armenia
in the majority, I met with deputies of the parliament from different
parties, with the population: they all understand that without strong
Russian support everything else is some kind of political theories and
dreams. But from the point of view of public diplomacy there, of
course, maneuver, try to use some compromise formulations. Although,
you understand that this is an original attempt to clarify the
relations between Washington and Moscow, of course, there are a number
of states facing a false choice: who to be with, "the senator said. At
the same time, he stressed that Russia has never put anyone before a
choice, and nowhere. "Whatever they say, in the same Ukraine we
brought to their leadership that it is impossible to simultaneously be
in two economic systems, it is necessary to be determined. By the way,
exactly at this very time, when dancing started on Independence
Square, Yerevan made a strategic decision to be together with Russia
in the Eurasian Economic Union. It happened literally at the same
time. The Maidan in Kiev pushed Armenia to a decision. They realized
that it may be, what price will be paid, "Klimov said, advising to
look at the map: where is the US, and where is Armenia: According to
him, amid some internal events in Armenia statements are being made to
show" to the local public that no one is going to force Yerevan into
adventures. "Russia is not exactly going. On the contrary, we say that
Russia is against our interference in the internal and external
affairs of sovereign states - this is our clear position, "the senator
assured.