Medvedev: Pashinyan is a crook, he considers us suckers, and all Armenians will suffer

· May 26, 2026

Pashinyan is still laughing. Photo: YouTube Frame

EurasiaDaily.com

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is not a “guarantor of peace” for Armenia, he is just a “crook, elevated to the top of power in a certain period.” This was stated to RIA Novosti by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev today, May 25.

Medvedev noted that Pashinyan has set a course to break off relations with Russia, as a result of which the people of Armenia will lose the Russian market and the entire EAEU.

“Apparently, he thinks we’re suckers. At the same time, he himself made a big mistake in the coordinate system and is pursuing an extremely dangerous course for his country,” said the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. “Think about it: as a result of the actions of this very specific little man, the entire people of Armenia will lose, who will lose the Russian market, the entire EAEU and the economic ties built over decades.”
In particular, Pashinyan’s course may lead to Yerevan having to buy Russian gas at European prices, which is three times more expensive than current tariffs.

“It is especially dangerous that temporary worker Nikol is actively pushing his homeland on the sorrowful path of Bandera Ukraine,” Medvedev added.

The deputy chairman of the Security Council pointed out that Pashinyan, despite Yerevan’s benefits from membership in the EAEU, refused to participate in the union’s summits, and gathers in Yerevan “vile enemies of Russia”.

“Armenia is historically a very close country for us, our strategic partner. I emphasize — the fraternal people of Armenia, and not any Armenian leader,” he said.

Medvedev said that during the first conversation with Pashinyan, he touched upon the topic of Russia’s special relationship with the people of Armenia, but he said: “You will never accept me, I am a stranger to you.” Then Medvedev assured the head of the Armenian cabinet that for Moscow “there are no friends and strangers.”

“You have been elected by the people, and we will work with you, but the course that your government will pursue depends only on you. And for us, only the fraternal people of Armenia for Russia are their own. We will always have the most friendly relations with him,” Medvedev said in an interview with Pashinyan, recalling that “There are more Armenians living in Russia than in Armenia itself.”

However, the conversation did not affect the Armenian Prime Minister, “he did not heed these words, did not appreciate the numerous examples of fraternal help and support” from Russia.