With Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, too busy launching his music diplomacy initiative, USAID’s Samantha Power visited Armenia to provide ‘support’, more aid, and a right hand undercut to Putin. A Russian ally and trade partner, Armenia has ingratiated itself into the colony fold of the west and now claims they will uphold the laws of the ICC – in particular the arrest warrant for Putin. The problem? Russia and China are the largest trade partners – and USAID bribery can’t replace trade.
On the heels of Power’s trip, the USAID department released this statement, “All told, the United States has provided $3.3 billion since 1992, to support the people of Armenia, and we are committed to deepening this partnership every day.” Translation; Powers was authorized to pay Armenia’s president a sum of money for his backstabbing of Putin.
The situation in Armenia has been an ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory, Nagorno-Karabakh. Last week fighting broke out – this week the territory was absorbed by Azerbaijan. And Armenians fled to – Armenia…
Nikol Pashinyan, the current Prime Minister of Armenia was a journalist by trade, was convicted of libel, expelled from university, led the 2018 Armenian Revolution in which he forced the previous Prime Minister to resign allowing for Pashinyan’s ascension. But he just loves US MONEY! He surrounded himself with western NGO liberal activists and VOILA – hates Russia. Pashinyan is to Armenia what Zelenskyy is to Ukraine –
The move by the US is to essentially surround Russia with western allies. Unlike Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan shares the largest border with Russia. It was yet another splinter from the Soviet Union during Reagan’s era wherein The West effectively sliced up Russia. Just like WWI. Just like WWII.
Since 2022 the US has attempted to insert cracks into the relationship between Kazakhstan and Russia. The rhetoric is classic; Russia wants to absorb Kazakhstan just like Ukraine. The reality is the same as Armenia and Azerbaijan, China and Russia are their largest trade partners. The US is NOT!
February 2023, Anthony Blinken visited Kazakhstan to offer ‘more aide’ – as in FREE Money. Then in April, US Treasury Department officials, UK officials, and EU officials jointly traveled to Kazakhstan to deliver and threaten retaliation should compliance be crossed. If Kazakhstan continued to support Russia and help aid in the evasion of sanctions – the money would not be forthcoming. FREE money provided not by the US government – but by US Taxpayers!
While currently Kazakhstan is aligned with Russia, this arrangement could become volatile at any time given the determination of the West’s ideology; West or Die. Armenia has resolutely turned pro-west and agreed to hold military exercises with NATO on their border with Russia. Despite the affirmation of sovereignty, NGO’s have already infiltrated Armenia including; Armenia Open Society, Ukraine Fund, Oxfam UK, Eco-Globe Environmental, World Vision, CARE, Democracy NOW, Transparency International Peaceful Change, – 3400 in total now operate in this country with a population of 2.8 million – roughly the size of Chicago.
There are over 1.5 million operational US NGO’s. None of them pay taxes. They work to destabilize and own governments. And US Taxpayers fund these NGO’s thru USAID, US State Department, The Pentagon, National Endowment For Democracy, Americorps, Department of Agriculture, and the United States Institute for Peace. Meanwhile, we are now upping the funding for Russia border countries –
I’m staggered by the sheer number of NGO’s in America. No idea how many there are in the UK. but I can state that there are too many. I can’t see how we can swing the world back to how it ought to be. TY for all your posts Helena. I do learn a lot from you.
“Armenia has resolutely turned pro-west and agreed to hold military exercises with NATO on their border with Russia”
Armenia is landlocked country that has borders with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran.
The old story, of any would be dictator with problems at home. Find an outside problem to distract any dissidents.
I am waiting to see if sleepy joe gets the POTUS nomination and we get to see a rerun of the 2020 election.
“Armenia has resolutely turned pro-west and agreed to hold military exercises with NATO on their border with Russia.” and yet when Russia held exercises [in its border it is seen as a provocation against the west] double standards. But as yet most people do not appear to be aware that the west is fast approaching the tipping point, when the debt burden, inward migration will bring the wests dominance to an end.
A rapid fall in the living standards for the majority, whilst the 1% live in protected gated areas, or move on to fresh pastures.
Keep it coming Helena……
You’re on the case!
Tess
The Original Commandoes Daughter
Once on this trajectory, the empire will not stop. They’ve been on this path now far too long to turn back or to turn to a more cooperative relationship with the world. As you said; “West or Die.”
It all comes down to who can be bought. We are born with an innate sense of morality. Some shelve that and step on the bus of greed. In the end, won’t get away with it.