Moscow presumes to believe it has no obstacles to implement its plans  in Armenia - David Ananyan

ArmInfo.Russia is viewing its relations with Armenia through the prism of the region's geopolitical  trust in it and overestimating its superiority, believes David Ananyan, former head of the RA State Revenue Committee. 

"Relations between the states of the post-Soviet region can often  become complicated (in practice they become complicated) due to an  incorrect understanding of historical and geopolitical realities.

"In the case of relations between Russia and Armenia, there is  clearly a certain underestimation of the latter on the part of  Russia. This, for example, can be indirectly judged on the basis of  an analysis of diplomatic interaction between the two countries, in  particular, from the point of view of the activities (more precisely,  inaction) of the Russian ambassador and the Russian Embassy in  Armenia," Ananyan wrote on Facebook.

According to him, the lack of initiatives to replace the Russian  ambassador (as a result of which his country's leaders and  decision-makers receive obvious misinformation) underscores Russia's  perception of Armenia as a partner that does not require special  diplomatic attention or periodic adjustments in approaches. According  to him, the lack of initiatives to replace the Russian ambassador  (resulting in his country's leaders and decision-makers receiving  clear misinformation) underscores Russia's perception of Armenia as a  partner that does not require special diplomatic attention or  periodic adjustments in approach.

"It is assumed that Moscow proceeds from the presumption that at any  time when it deems it necessary to increase its influence or  interfere in the internal political life of Armenia, it will not face  serious obstacles to the implementation of its plans. This assumption  signals a perception of Armenia as a state where Russian influence is  so great that Moscow can afford to somewhat underestimate the  official aspects of bilateral relations, including the level of  diplomatic representation.

This approach to interstate relations shows the need for further  analysis of the uncertainty of the dynamics of relations between  Russia and Armenia, including adjustment of mutual expectations,  assessment of new realities and expectations, without which it is no  longer realistic to expect balanced interaction," says David Ananyan.