It is known that there is a group of political scientists and experts in Armenia that tends to blame Russia for all our misfortunes. Since that same group is also engaged in active pro-government (or rather, anti-opposition) propaganda, and putting all the blame on Russia seems to be aimed at freeing the government of our country from responsibility for anything, one can get the impression that their activities are at least coordinated with those on “top.”
Those experts express confidence that the 44-day war, our defeat in that war, and the ongoing losses are the result of a Russian conspiracy. Now they are also looking for some conspiracy in the Surmalu explosion (thus excluding the incompetence factor of our authorities), from which it can be assumed that these reviews are also directed to the same recipient.
In terms of war and foreign policy in general, yes, Russia often acts against the interests of our country (guided by its Russian interests). But it is not a topic to get upset about, complain about, or justify Pashinyan’s government. Looking for an external clue to the Surmalu tragedy seems to me to be a sign of paranoia. But it must be said that the paranoia is mutual. The well-known journalist Semyon Pegov, whom many associates with the General Intelligence Department (GRU) of the Russian army, blamed the National-Democratic Pole for the explosion without providing any basis or evidence. Pegov is also an official propagandist of the Russian side, and what he says should be treated with the same degree of “seriousness.”
But the behavior of the Russian Embassy, which issued a note of protest, is even more strange. “We are outraged by the cynical materials circulating in the local information field, in which blasphemous and false accusations are made against Russian structures regarding their involvement with the tragedy that took place in the Surmalu shopping center on August 14 of this year.”
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What do you have to do with the “local information field”? In the information field of Russia, expressions are also often found that should not be to the liking of the citizens of Armenia. There are also groups of pro-government political scientists and experts, particularly those who participate in “talk shows” on federal channels and express anti-Armenian ideas. Should our embassy in Moscow also issue a note of protest?
Aram Abrahamyan
