The Russian Embassy, perplexed, replied to Governor Arushanyan about some "Ivans"

The Russian Embassy in Armenia commented on the post of the governor of Shirak region regarding the 102nd military base in Gyumri.

On October 17, David Arushanyan stated on the Facebook social network ❶ that, they say, "Gyumri is not your "Lower Camp", and the Gyumri people are not your "Ivans"."

"We were perplexed by the mention of certain "Ivans" contained in the entry on the personal page of the governor of Shirak region D. V. Arushanyan on the Facebook social network❶ dated October 17, 2026, involuntarily resembling the lexicon of the German Nazis of the period of the Great Patriotic War. I would not like to think that the official in charge of the region where the 102nd Russian military base and Russian border guards serve considers it permissible to make public statements that could provoke national hostility towards Russians, which would fundamentally contradict the spirit of centuries-old friendship between the peoples of our countries," the diplomatic mission said in a statement. her telegram channel.

Recall, on October 17, Arushanyan in the Facebook social network❶ criticized the celebration of the Gyumri City Day organized by the opposition "Strong Armenia", led by Samvel Karapetyan, which he considers pro-Russian.

As EADaily reported, Armenia may increase the rent for the stay of the 102nd Russian military base in case Russia raises gas prices. This was stated by Factor.am the head of the Defense Commission of the National Assembly of the country Vilen Gabrielyan.

According to him, the base "did not fulfill the mission assigned to it," therefore, its possible withdrawal will not have a negative impact on Armenia's security. He also did not rule out that in the future Yerevan itself may raise the issue of withdrawing the base to Moscow.

❶Extremist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation