DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
May 4, 2018 Friday
THE TRANSFER OF YEREVAN TO MOSCOW IS NO MORE THAN A SLOGAN
Alexei Navalny said that the Moscow authorities rejected an application for two opposition rallies to be held in Tverskaya Street and Manezhnaya Square on May 5. The founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund wanted to hold the rallies two days before the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Some pro-Kremlin publicists have already said that the opposition planned to start a color revolution in early May, inspired by the example of Armenia, where Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned under pressure from the street. Noteworthy, neither the Kremlin nor the Russian Foreign Ministry has called yet the Armenian velvet revolution to be a ‘color’ revolution inspired by the Department of State, etc. The Russian opposition was really encouraged by the events in Yerevan. For example, Navalny congratulated the citizens of Armenia on the victory. He said that taking to the streets is the best way of “interaction” with politicians who want to hold their positions for life, and thus hinted at May 5.
Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, N87, April 26, 2018, p. 2
[Translated from Russian]
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