DISINFO: US activity in Armenia during the last years led to the 2018 revolution
SUMMARY
The unprecedented US activity in Armenia during the last years of Barack Obama’s presidency led to the 2018 revolution, which brought journalist Nikol Pashinyan to power.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative claiming that all protests in former socialist countries and power changes are orchestrated from abroad, especially from US or EU. See here a similar case about Belarus, claiming that the actions of protesters are controlled by foreign centers and here a case about the American billionaire George Soros being linked to the orange revolution and regime changes in Ukraine. Also, in line with the conspiracy theory about George Soros' involvement in the political affairs of the states. The claim is made in the context of the intention of Armenian authorities to withdraw from the Eurasian Economic Union, saying that this is a consequence of the presence in the states' structures of persons who previously held positions within the George Soros Foundation. There is no evidence in either Armenia or other states that people who worked for the George Soros Foundations had any contribution to changing political regimes. The Open Society Foundation, sponsored by George Soros, and known in any countries as the Soros Foundation, is a network of independent groups working in many countries for justice, democratic governance and human rights. Read here an analysis of disinfo messages spread by pro Kremlin media about George Soros.