Yesterday, the Government officially announced that today, April 1, Nikol Pashinyan will leave for the Russian Federation on a working visit.

During his visit to Moscow, will Nikol Pashinyan also discuss with the Russian President the issue of “hybrid war against Armenia from the north”, which various representatives of the government have announced on different occasions. Will this issue be on the agenda of both parties?

YSU international relations and diplomacy chair associate professor, international scholar Grigor Balasanyan naturally, the issue of “hybrid war” will be on the discussion agenda.

“Nikol Pashinyan will not ask the president of the Russian Federation why they are waging a hybrid war against Armenia, but will say: what technologies do you have to fight against a hybrid war?”

If you remember, just a few days ago, the RA Foreign Minister said that they should also try to find out from Russia what kind of tools they have to fight against the hybrid war. It’s just not known here who is fighting whom, and it’s not known what they mean by ‘hybrid war’.” 168.amGrigor Balasanyan said in a conversation with

According to him, since the leader of Armenia says one thing, but does another thing, then interprets everything differently, therefore it is difficult to say what answer will be given to those questions.

“I have no doubt that the question will be asked by Nikol Pashinyan: how to fight against the “hybrid war”, Grigor Balasanyan added.

Our interlocutor emphasized that Nikol Pashinyan and his teammates in Armenia do not clarify anything by talking about “hybrid war”, because they leave room for maneuver.

“It is clear to everyone that if it takes money from the EU to fight against the “hybrid war”, then who is the EU’s geopolitical rival in the region? Iran, no, the United States, no? here we are also dealing with a lack of masculinity. If you speak, then call things by their proper names, and if you are not sure that you can give an answer, perhaps you should not destroy the “beehive” and put this issue on the agenda,” said G. Balasanyan.

According to him, the issue of the railway will also be on the agenda, because the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation said a few days ago that the Russian Federation has no mood and desire to give the concession to anyone.

“Here the question arises, what made the RA leader assume that the Russians agree to cede all that, even to their ally, but in any case, geopolitically and in a certain sense, rival Kazakhstan? Where did Pashinyan get the information that they are ready to cede it to the Kazakhs? As they say, quite a full agenda is expected in Moscow,” emphasized Grigor Balasanyan.

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