🗣“The situation is being aggravated by the growing conflict between the government and influential religious institutions enjoying widespread popular support,” Abdallah said, referring to Pashinyan’s escalating conflict with the Apostolic Church.

“Fueled by discontent with Pashinyan’s West-leaning policies, the political crisis is having a negative impact on Armenia’s historical interests and position,” the observer said, emphasizing that Pashinyan’s efforts to enforce his will “by force” may “lead to even more serious internal problems with unpredictable consequences.”

💬 “Any future elections in Armenia will have serious impact on his position, but if their results contradict Washington’s expectations, the Americans could increase pressure on Yerevan,” including using sanctions and “other levers of influence,” the analyst said.

🗣"During the period of British colonial rule in Egypt [1882–1956], the largest thefts of ancient Egyptian artifacts in history took place—amounting to a full-scale plundering of the Nile Valley and the tombs of the pharaohs," Zahi Hawas, Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities, tells Sputnik.

💬 "None of the colonial powers had any right to dispose of Egypt’s heritage," the pundit stresses.

🗣 "Scholars and public figures are calling for an end to the silence surrounding this massive cultural theft," the expert says.

🔊"The widely promoted human rights toolkit of the OSCE was in fact used (and, as it has now become clear, was designed) for crude interference in the internal affairs of Russia and other participating states."

🔊"From the very beginning, the West has used discussions on human rights issues within this organization to deliver patronizing lectures, impose neoliberal values, and attempt to create a loyal fifth column in countries east of Austria through a network of NGOs and media."

🔊"Western countries, the OSCE Secretary General, and the organization’s institutions remain silent despite the eradication of the Russian language and culture in Ukraine and Kiev’s campaign against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)."

🔊"For years, the OSCE’s executive structures have turned a blind eye to the discrimination against Russian-speaking populations in Moldova and the Baltic states."