ArmInfo. Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin has addressed a message to his Armenian friends on the New Year's Eve.
The address, in particular, says: "Dear friend!
The passing year 2023 has been a difficult test for Armenia and Russia, for our peoples and historical ties. You know that Russia is fighting in Ukraine and for Ukraine with the entire West. We entered the Guinness Book: 17,500 unscrupulous sanctions were imposed on the Russian Federation.
The Armenian people have lost a dear part of their "I" - Artsakh. It is difficult, if not impossible, to agree with obvious injustice. Not only for you in Armenia, but also for me in Russia. The fate of my friends Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan and all their comrades haunts us.
My mouth is full of bitterness, as the ancients said. And yet we know that life goes on. And we believe in the Victory that will come. I would like to wish you that 2024 will not be like 2023, that you will be happy and successful in the New Year.
Together with you, Konstantin Zatulin, banned from entering Armenia."