EU involvement during pre-election period unlikely to strengthen Armenia’s autonomy, Zakharova says

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that the EU’s deployment of a rapid response team to Armenia to counter hybrid warfare is a reproduction of the Moldovan scenario applied to Armenia.

“As the experience of other countries shows, deep involvement of EU experts during a pre-election period, as well as in the context of a potential constitutional referendum, is unlikely to strengthen Armenia’s autonomy. Most likely, the opposite will happen,” Zakharova said.

She added that, if invited by Armenia, Russia is ready to send similar teams with comparable tasks. She also noted that the CIS — of which Armenia is a member — has all the necessary authority to oversee electoral processes.