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Medvedev says United Russia is determined against enemies seeking to erase Russia from the map
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the United Russia party congress, said hostile countries aim to erase Russia from the world map but his party will not allow it. Medvedev also claimed the West is using Armenia as a tool to fight Russia.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and former President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the United Russia party's election congress, said hostile countries aim to eliminate Russia.
Medvedev said, "Our enemies really want our country to be erased from the world map, and they say so openly." The Russian politician emphasized that unfriendly states are trying to destroy everything built with love by previous generations for Russia's prosperity.
Medvedev stated, "United Russia will not allow them to do this," demonstrating his party's determination.
Criticism of Western policy on Armenia
Medvedev said the West views Armenia only as a "tool of struggle" against Russia. He said severing ties with Russia will have "inevitable severe consequences" for ordinary citizens in Armenia.
In a statement relayed by the United Russia press service, Medvedev said his party expects democratic principles to be observed and constructive relations between Russia and Armenia to be preserved.
Medvedev assessed the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office's application to the Central Election Commission to lift the immunity of Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, which has a cooperation agreement with United Russia, as "a new wave of pressure against opposition representatives uncomfortable for the ruling circles."
The Russian politician said such attacks, combined with the intensive use of administrative resources, have become a hallmark of elections in Armenia, and that this is diametrically opposed to the authorities' statements of commitment to democratic principles.
Medvedev alleged that lawless reprisals against political rivals and confiscation of business assets have become the "calling card" of the current ruling team. He claimed Western countries remain silent about this process, even interfering in the election campaign on an unprecedented scale.
The former president noted that no clear answer could be given about what the head of the European Union diplomatic mission was doing at the Central Election Commission on voting day, saying, "He was probably supervising the democratic nature of the procedures, or personally showing how to process the votes to prevent Prosperous Armenia from entering parliament despite the will of the citizens."
Medvedev said it would be extremely difficult for Armenia to escape such dictation. He said the West sees Armenia only as a tool against Russia and wants to eliminate all forces advocating healthy relations between Moscow and Yerevan from the political scene.
Emphasizing that the European Union is not concerned about the severe consequences for ordinary citizens of severing ties built over decades, Medvedev expressed regret that the current Armenian government's political ambitions have overridden the country's national interests.
Medvedev said he hopes the ruling Civil Contract Party will heed the alternative view expressed by the majority of voters who went to the polls. He added that Russia will assess the true intentions of Armenian authorities based on their concrete actions.
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