The subject of “Aravot” online “Face to Face” talk show is discussed by publicist and expert Gurgen Yeghiazaryan and expert Ruben Mehrabyan
Aram Abrahamyan – For the beginning, one general question. Is this a war between Russia and America, or between Russia and Ukraine?
Gurgen Yeghiazaryan – This is America’s war against Russia and Europe.
- A. – What is the role of Europe?
- Ye. – In my opinion, Europe along with Russia is the direct target of the United States. Look what is going on today in Europe, what is happening in the economy, only the negative balance of Russia amounts to 21 billion dollars. This is at first glance, but in general, everything is about 10 times more. The matter is in making Europe bankrupt and establishment of a new center of war.
- A. – Obama is telephoning Putin intimidating to attack. Consequently, Russia and the United States settle accounts with each other.
Ruben Mehrabyan – Today, we can really say that there is a high tension in Russian-US relations, in Russian-European relations, and the point that there is a war, it is definitely. But we cannot call the war Russian-American or Russian-European just because Russia is one of the parties to the war, it is indisputable, and the other side are not the Europe or the United States for sure, the other side is the Ukraine. It just enters into war against the invaders of its territory because the Ukrainian people want to dispose their fate and fight for independence so that not Moscow but Ukrainian people decide how to live.
- A. – Accordingly, is the war between Russia and Ukraine?
- M. – Yes, we are talking about the very war between Russia and Ukraine.
- A. – You perhaps do not agree on invaders.
- Ye. – Indeed, I do not agree, the problem is not the invaders, to tell the truth, I remembered something, a very nice episode, when uprisings were held in Missouri, USA. Let say, for example, Lavrov’s Deputy goes there and starts dividing cookies to the black-skinned. Do you imagine what would have happened? Now, let’s go back to the word “invader”. From March until today, President Putin says, show me a single unit from Russia that is involved in the war.
- A. – Can you show?
- M. – There are numerous facts, both cosmic footages, just the documents and the unnamed graves that are thousands in Russia. And the very Russian human rights activists raise them and are beaten for it. In other words, I think that Russia may repeat many times just like, let’s say, during the Finnish War in 1939 that we are not fighting, these are the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Finland, so it is an absolutely accepted way in Russia’s foreign policy.
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Prepared by ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
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