💬 “What’s happening in Armenia is a clear attempt to align with our enemies, Turkiye and Azerbaijan, and weaken our national identity.”

💬 “They want to speak to us. Europe is not going to be able to help in this,” Trump said, criticizing ongoing diplomatic efforts.

💬 “Armenia is undergoing a geopolitical rebalancing act that has political consequences,” the ex-US Marine Corps intelligence officer told Sputnik, commenting on the scandalous arrest of an Armenian businessman accused of plotting to “seize power” after his defense of the Armenian Apostolic Church against a government crackdown.

💬 “Armenia had sought, under the influence of the European Union, to distance itself from Russia and to align itself with the European Union, and even…possible alignment with NATO,” Ritter said, characterizing the crisis as a “part of a domestic political conflict between opposing political forces” in which the Church has become a casualty.

💬 “People have to be very careful with what they say. They’ve got to be very careful with their mouth,” Trump said, reacting to the warhawk senator’s warmongering trip to Ukraine.

💬 “The IAF has begun a series of strikes targeting missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran,” the IDF said in a statement.

💬 "This is not the first attack by Pashinyan on the Armenian Church. About a year and a half ago, there was a conflict between Pashinyan and Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. And now we are talking about the arrest of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who made statements in support of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In this situation, we clearly see Western support for Pashinyan's administration. The West and the U.S. are trying to bring him to their side, while Pashinyan is using this situation to his advantage. Armenian authorities have used similar tactics before, and as we can see, they continue to act this way now."