Medvedev urges Armenia "not to get its hopes up" regarding EU  membership: "This is just bait in neocolonialist mousetrap"

ArmInfo.The West is not going to invite Armenia to the European Union, and Ukraine will not see  this anytime soon. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.

"The centuries-old friendship between the Russian and Armenian peoples, cemented by  allied relations within the framework of the CSTO and the EAEU, has  long been a thorn in the side of Washington and its allies.  Significant forces have been thrown into pulling the Transcaucasian  republic into the Euro-Atlantic camp," Medvedev noted in his article  published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta. According to him, it is no  coincidence that one of the largest American embassies in the world  is located in Yerevan. "We are seeing how emissaries of the US, EU  and NATO are becoming more and more frequent guests in Armenia,  handing out generous promises left and right. Mountains of gold,  including membership in the European Union, are offered to this  republic, of course, in exchange for complete loyalty. But do not  delude yourself: such promises are just bait in a neo-colonialist  mousetrap. No one intends to open the doors of the "club of the  chosen ones" for the Armenian people - ask the "neo- Banderites"  whether they managed to get membership in the EU. No, and they will  not wait for it in the near future. And will they wait for it at  all?", he asked. In this vein, Medvedev suggested looking at Georgia,  where a law was recently approved that the US and EU did not like.  "So what? Well, here's what - sanctions! The Resolution on  strengthening relations between the EU and Armenia adopted by the  European Parliament in March 2024 is in fact an ordinary piece of  paper without obligations," the Deputy Chairman of the Russian  Security Council summed up.