Surrender of Tavush villages NATO-dictated Armenian authorities`  initiative - Maria Zakharova 

ArmInfo.The new aggravation between Armenia and Azerbaijan directly depends on how much official 

Yerevan will allow the EU, USA and Britain to destructively influence the situation in the region as a whole and between the two countries, the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, stated. 

At the same time, the Russian diplomat expressed confidence that a 

"road map" has already been formed to destroy the socio-economic 

well-being of Armenia and military-political destabilization. 

Zakharova came to this conclusion after studying the provisions of 

the report "Deepening EU-Armenia relations: More Europe in Armenia; 

More Armenia in Europe," prepared by the Friends of Armenia Network, 

led by former Prime Minister of Denmark and former NATO Secretary 

General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

"Why does NATO need this? In order to completely take control of the 

situation inside, and then - if they succeed - through Armenia to 

destabilize the situation in the entire region," Zakharova said. She 

further spoke about the economic benefits to Armenia from Russia and 

the EAEU.

The Russian diplomat also touched upon the statements of the Armenian 

authorities about the need to give up villages in the Tavush region 

of the Republic of Armenia. "The Armenian authorities are now saying 

that now some more villages need to be given back. Can I ask a 

question in this regard? And they definitely will not forget that 

these decisions, which they promote as no alternative, they make 

independently or under the influence of NATO curators, and that our 

country has nothing to do with it, just as the CSTO has nothing to do 

with it," emphasized the official representative of the Russian 

Foreign Ministry. In this vein, she recalled what happened with 

Nagorno-Karabakh.

According to her, at first, it was under the influence of NATO and 

the EU, as well as Washington, that they promoted the idea of 

official Yerevan renouncing ties with Nagorno-Karabakh.

"It was the NATO members who forced official Yerevan to do this. In 

the document signed by official Yerevan under the dictation of NATO, 

there was not a word about the rights and safety of the Karabakh 

people. After which the discouraged, deceived people of Karabakh, the 

residents of Karabakh began to ask questions to official Yerevan. And 

what did he answer? "He answered that all this is because of Russia 

and the CSTO. They don't explain why they are to blame, they just 

endlessly say that only the Russian Federation and the CSTO are to 

blame," the Russian diplomat noted, adding that in reality everything 

is not so.

She called these accusations outright lies. "I accuse of lies all 

those who promote the thesis of the guilt of Russia and the CSTO for 

the decisions taken by Yerevan on Nagorno-Karabakh. All those who 

profess and disseminate this idea. This is not true, this is a lie. 

Official Yerevan made this decision after consultations with the West 

". Therefore, the main thing is that when they manage other villages 

and territories today, they themselves were responsible for their 

decisions and did not blame anyone for their own mistakes. And I hope 

that no fatal mistakes will be made," the diplomat added. In this 

vein, she recalled the large number of personal efforts made by the 

Russian President to prevent bloodshed, prevent escalation, and save 

the Armenian people.

Zakharova once again warned Yerevan against fatal mistakes. "The most 

important thing is that they do not make their fatal mistake by 

mixing up this terrible intrigue against their own interests," 

Zakharova said, adding that for NATO and the EU, Armenian territory 

is a training ground for various maneuvers, including intelligence 

gathering and military operations .