Armenian Ambassador Gurgen Arsenyan was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s speech at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, according to a message from the Russian ministry.
Arsenyan met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin. The ministry said in a statement: “The head of the diplomatic mission was informed that it is absolutely unacceptable to provide a ‘platform’ in Armenia, as part of recent events under the auspices of the European Union, for the leader of the Nazi regime in Kiev, Vladimir Zelensky, to express terrorist threats against Russia.”
In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry’s statement shows that they are “rightfully outraged” by Zelensky’s speech in Yerevan. Russia also considers, the ambassador was told, the lack of censure by Armenia for the “flagrant behavior” of the Ukrainian president as “inconsistent with the nature of partnership in Russian-Armenian relations.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry did not specify in its letter what type of threats Zelensky was talking about.
On May 4, Vladimir Zelensky spoke at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan. Among other things, it is malethat the truncated form of the military parade scheduled for May 9 in Moscow (this year it will be held without military equipment) speaks of the Russian authorities’ fear of Ukrainian drones.
“They cannot buy military equipment, and they are afraid that drones will fly over Red Square. This is an indicator – it shows that they are not strong,” Zelensky said.
Initially by Russian and Ukrainian The media circulated a quote from Zelensky with an inaccurate translation, which is why the statement was considered a threat of a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow on May 9.
On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a retaliatory threat. Moreover, to substantiate its statement, the Ministry specifically used an incorrect quote from Zelensky, although by the time of publication Data Ministries for several hours already It was known About the error.
Later, Moscow and Kiev actually exchanged both Direct threatsand allusions to them.
A TASS diplomatic source claims that the conversation between the Russian Foreign Ministry representative and the Armenian ambassador “was very difficult.”
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan comments on Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Yerevan to talkAnd that Armenia is not an ally of Russia “on the Ukraine issue.” Pashinyan previously I mentionedHe will not attend the May 9 celebrations in Moscow, including the Victory Parade.