Russia told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that he had only himself to blame for Azerbaijan's victory over Nagorno-Karabakh because he had insisted on flirting with the West rather than working with Moscow and Baku for peace.
Mr Pashinyan said in an address to the nation on Sunday that Russia had failed Armenia by not providing more help to avert the crisis over the breakaway region, adding that he would have to transform Armenia's security alliances."We are convinced that the Yerevan leadership is making a massive mistake by deliberately trying to destroy Armenia's multi-faceted and centuries-old ties with Russia while making the country hostage to the geopolitical games of the West," it said.
Baku has promised to protect the rights of the roughly 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home but many refuse to accept its assurances.Russia, which has about 2,000 peacekeepers in the region, said Mr Pashinyan was trying to absolve himself"of responsibility for failures in domestic and foreign policy by shifting the blame to Moscow".
Russia said Mr Pashinyan had"shied away from working in rhythm with Russia and Azerbaijan and instead had run to the West" to resolve the Karabakh crisis and that authorities in Yerevan had stoked anti-Russian hysteria in the Armenian media.
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