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If Serzh Sargsyan expected that he would get away from the Russians
with the Customs Union, he lacks understanding of prospects. Why would
the Russians stop and be limited to anything if the Armenians have
thrown Armenia under Russia's feet and colonization is considered as
a respectable action?
Russians would want an evident exemplary and demonstrative sacrifice,
namely appointment of a prime minister who would be head to toe devoted
to them. In addition, the notion of prime minister or president is
from now on something relative, they are nominal subjects, and the
procedure of consultations with Moscow is established on not only
political but also minor economic issues.
The question is why the Russians need micromanagement? To establish
colonial order, of course. Now the appointment of a Russian marionette
to the post of prime minister is the priority. In addition, the
worse this person is perceived in the West, the better, so the best
candidate in this context is Robert Kocharyan. Robert Kocharyan is
OK in terms of internal problems as well. There are no problems,
and diehard opposition parties hurry to demonstrate their loyalty to
the future manager of the state budget and other finance.
It should be noted that Robert Kocharyan is not the worst candidate for
Moscow in retrospect. Formerly, a pseudo-billionaire with aspirations
to the post of president and head of the pan-Armenian mafia, an
innkeeper with a philosopher's and some other ambitions, a person
who instructively subdued the Armenian organizations in Russia to his
operatives with the major's title, as well as a desperate scoundrel
who stole when the people was in poverty.
There are also other more interesting candidates, such as a bisexual
in sexual relationships with high-ranking officials. The only position
to which Moscow hoped to appoint a more or less worthy person was
the post of the minister of defense who was supposed to be one of the
Russian generals with experience of the war in Chechnya. They would
have agreed to this as well but the idea was thwarted thanks to the
position of the military circles of Armenia.
Such agency of Yerevan awaits not only Serzh Sargsyan but entire
Armenia which preferred the easy way instead of normal human politics.
Russia will not limit itself and will conduct a policy of total
clearance of everyone who had the least relation to the pro-Western
policy. Therefore, Tigran Sargsyan is obsolete. As soon as Robert
Kocharyan was refused a good position in Moscow, Serzh Sargsyan
understood what awaits him.
The Russian government which lacks a normal political team and is a
criminal gang heading the state without a foreign political strategy
and planning for at least two years has understood that it has run
into a quite strong reaction of the Western community with determined
consolidation of all the leading states of the West. Now in Moscow
nobody can deny that the Russian government has led the country into
international isolation.
The Russians do understand that it would be desirable to agree their
policy on Eastern Europe and Central Asia with the West. But who can
or rather who is ready for endorsement? The United States and the UK
finally stand a unique chance to block Russia and have no reason to
agree anything with Russia. Reluctant to enter into a confrontation
with Russia, France understands that Russia's policy indicates loss
of European prospect for the Eastern European states, and would not
like to be part of this absurdity. Germany is left. However, Germany no
longer needs to agree its plans on Eastern Europe with Russia. Germany
is the first European power, and in an alliance with France it may
deal on equal terms with both Russia and the United States.
This is the "big enlargement" of visual surfaces. The paradox is that
both the United States and the EU and the leading European states
did not have any motives or reasons to enter into a confrontation
with Russia not because they did not have any relevant goals and
purposes but because confrontation with a state doomed to isolation
is meaningless. Confrontation is a challenge, and they intended to
leave Russia as a "thing-in-itself". Now Russia is interested in a
confrontation to be able to escape the current situation in which
it appeared after the collapse of the Soviet state. The West cannot
help reacting to this but that would hardly lead to a dialogue or
endorsement. It would rather end up in more isolation, which is,
by the way, facilitated by developments in Asia.
Russia would gladly agree with the West not only on Ukraine with which
it always reaches agreements but on less significant issues, such as
Armenia, because in this case there would be agreement on a lot of
issues relating to the South Caucasus. But is the west interested in
reaching agreement with Russia on Armenia? Will the West resist the
Kocharyan and Co project? Both yes and no. Most probably, the West
will use Robert Kocharyan's appointment to a responsible position to
lead the situation into a complete scandalous absurd, demonstrate
Russia's inability to resolve problems with such a small state as
Armenia. Hence, Robert Kocharyan is a "protracted construction project"
developed in Russia and implemented in other places.
Is agreement possible at all? Politics does not reject anything. There
might be a situation where Russia would have to build on its relations
with the West under stage-by-stage surrender of its position in the
regions which cost it high to keep. Therefore, a nightmare awaits
Armenia, and the country will become an exemplary and demonstrative
arena for the collapse of the contemporary Russian policy.
Interestingly, several weeks ago some major Russian researchers
working for institutes that prepare recommendations for the Kremlin
were inspired by the developments in Ukraine and Armenia and dared
draft a weird note on where this meaningless policy will lead Russia.
These researchers represent three generations of scholars, and one
cannot suspect them of lack of patriotism and imperial nostalgia
(at least, some of them). The president's administration had this
note published and read appropriately within the administration.
Hence, the expression brought in by a group of intellectuals in Moscow
"Kiev is not Russia, and is Makhachkala Russia?" will be uttered not
as a question but as an affirmation: "Kiev is not Russia, Makhachkala
is not Russia either."
Igor Muradyan, Political Analyst 17:13 14/01/2014 Story from Lragir.am
News: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31719
From: A. Papazian
If Serzh Sargsyan expected that he would get away from the Russians
with the Customs Union, he lacks understanding of prospects. Why would
the Russians stop and be limited to anything if the Armenians have
thrown Armenia under Russia's feet and colonization is considered as
a respectable action?
Russians would want an evident exemplary and demonstrative sacrifice,
namely appointment of a prime minister who would be head to toe devoted
to them. In addition, the notion of prime minister or president is
from now on something relative, they are nominal subjects, and the
procedure of consultations with Moscow is established on not only
political but also minor economic issues.
The question is why the Russians need micromanagement? To establish
colonial order, of course. Now the appointment of a Russian marionette
to the post of prime minister is the priority. In addition, the
worse this person is perceived in the West, the better, so the best
candidate in this context is Robert Kocharyan. Robert Kocharyan is
OK in terms of internal problems as well. There are no problems,
and diehard opposition parties hurry to demonstrate their loyalty to
the future manager of the state budget and other finance.
It should be noted that Robert Kocharyan is not the worst candidate for
Moscow in retrospect. Formerly, a pseudo-billionaire with aspirations
to the post of president and head of the pan-Armenian mafia, an
innkeeper with a philosopher's and some other ambitions, a person
who instructively subdued the Armenian organizations in Russia to his
operatives with the major's title, as well as a desperate scoundrel
who stole when the people was in poverty.
There are also other more interesting candidates, such as a bisexual
in sexual relationships with high-ranking officials. The only position
to which Moscow hoped to appoint a more or less worthy person was
the post of the minister of defense who was supposed to be one of the
Russian generals with experience of the war in Chechnya. They would
have agreed to this as well but the idea was thwarted thanks to the
position of the military circles of Armenia.
Such agency of Yerevan awaits not only Serzh Sargsyan but entire
Armenia which preferred the easy way instead of normal human politics.
Russia will not limit itself and will conduct a policy of total
clearance of everyone who had the least relation to the pro-Western
policy. Therefore, Tigran Sargsyan is obsolete. As soon as Robert
Kocharyan was refused a good position in Moscow, Serzh Sargsyan
understood what awaits him.
The Russian government which lacks a normal political team and is a
criminal gang heading the state without a foreign political strategy
and planning for at least two years has understood that it has run
into a quite strong reaction of the Western community with determined
consolidation of all the leading states of the West. Now in Moscow
nobody can deny that the Russian government has led the country into
international isolation.
The Russians do understand that it would be desirable to agree their
policy on Eastern Europe and Central Asia with the West. But who can
or rather who is ready for endorsement? The United States and the UK
finally stand a unique chance to block Russia and have no reason to
agree anything with Russia. Reluctant to enter into a confrontation
with Russia, France understands that Russia's policy indicates loss
of European prospect for the Eastern European states, and would not
like to be part of this absurdity. Germany is left. However, Germany no
longer needs to agree its plans on Eastern Europe with Russia. Germany
is the first European power, and in an alliance with France it may
deal on equal terms with both Russia and the United States.
This is the "big enlargement" of visual surfaces. The paradox is that
both the United States and the EU and the leading European states
did not have any motives or reasons to enter into a confrontation
with Russia not because they did not have any relevant goals and
purposes but because confrontation with a state doomed to isolation
is meaningless. Confrontation is a challenge, and they intended to
leave Russia as a "thing-in-itself". Now Russia is interested in a
confrontation to be able to escape the current situation in which
it appeared after the collapse of the Soviet state. The West cannot
help reacting to this but that would hardly lead to a dialogue or
endorsement. It would rather end up in more isolation, which is,
by the way, facilitated by developments in Asia.
Russia would gladly agree with the West not only on Ukraine with which
it always reaches agreements but on less significant issues, such as
Armenia, because in this case there would be agreement on a lot of
issues relating to the South Caucasus. But is the west interested in
reaching agreement with Russia on Armenia? Will the West resist the
Kocharyan and Co project? Both yes and no. Most probably, the West
will use Robert Kocharyan's appointment to a responsible position to
lead the situation into a complete scandalous absurd, demonstrate
Russia's inability to resolve problems with such a small state as
Armenia. Hence, Robert Kocharyan is a "protracted construction project"
developed in Russia and implemented in other places.
Is agreement possible at all? Politics does not reject anything. There
might be a situation where Russia would have to build on its relations
with the West under stage-by-stage surrender of its position in the
regions which cost it high to keep. Therefore, a nightmare awaits
Armenia, and the country will become an exemplary and demonstrative
arena for the collapse of the contemporary Russian policy.
Interestingly, several weeks ago some major Russian researchers
working for institutes that prepare recommendations for the Kremlin
were inspired by the developments in Ukraine and Armenia and dared
draft a weird note on where this meaningless policy will lead Russia.
These researchers represent three generations of scholars, and one
cannot suspect them of lack of patriotism and imperial nostalgia
(at least, some of them). The president's administration had this
note published and read appropriately within the administration.
Hence, the expression brought in by a group of intellectuals in Moscow
"Kiev is not Russia, and is Makhachkala Russia?" will be uttered not
as a question but as an affirmation: "Kiev is not Russia, Makhachkala
is not Russia either."
Igor Muradyan, Political Analyst 17:13 14/01/2014 Story from Lragir.am
News: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31719
From: A. Papazian