Protests against electricity price hikes in Yerevan have little in common with Ukraine’s uprising – but Russian geopolitical rhetoric has a habit of making self-fulfilling prophecies, says Paul Goble Related: Armenia protests escalate after police turn on demonstrators Many Russian analysts are hurrying to suggest that this week’s protests in Yerevan and their suppression by the Armenian government are the opening round of a new Maidan – an anti-Moscow action promoted and exploited by the west as part of a broader geopolitical struggle.ppl from #Ukraine, how many times should we repeat that #ElectricYerevan is NOT #euromaidan It is against price …read more
Source: The Guardian
