Zatulin: Pashinyan continues to scare Armenians with war

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continues to intimidate Armenian citizens by threatening war and casualties if they don't agree to everything he proposes. Russian State Duma Deputy Konstantin Zatulin expressed this opinion in an interview with Lenta.ru.

The day before, Pashinyan stated that if the opposition wins the  country's elections, war will be inevitable, as they will revise the  peace he brought. He also expressed confidence that calls for a  revision of the peace are being written by foreign forces, and that  the domestic opposition is merely reading them. "He has intimidated  Armenians and that part of the population that doesn't want any  upheaval. This line of Pashinyan's is still so clearly evident today  because he has surrendered Armenia's national interests and continues  to do so. He has no other way to hold on to power than by  intimidating the population with war with Azerbaijan, complications  with Turkey, and so on," the parliamentarian said.

According to Zatulin, this is precisely the strategy Pashinyan is  using to hold on to power in the June 7 elections. He also emphasized  that war is unlikely because Armenia enjoys protection under the CSTO  treaty, primarily from Russia. "This is precisely what Pashinyan is  trying to hide, having betrayed the alliance and is pursuing a path  of compromise with neighbors who make no secret of their aggressive  and belligerent intentions," the Russian MP emphasized.