Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan values his personal well-being more than the country's future, said Alexei Zhuravlyov, First Deputy Chair of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee. According to him, Pashinyan has consistently acted in a way that serves his own interests.
"The situation has long been clear: Pashinyan prioritizes his own comfort over Armenia's fate. It seems likely he will readily trade away Armenian national interests for a villa somewhere in Florida," Zhuravlyov told RIA Novosti.
He added that former U.S. President Donald Trump is intent on brokering a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "That’s why Pashinyan will be promised golden mountains, and there’s a strong chance he’ll accept," said the lawmaker.
According to the Armenian government’s press office, Prime Minister Pashinyan is expected to hold a bilateral meeting in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as a trilateral meeting with Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. A senior White House official, speaking anonymously to the Washington Post, said the Trump meeting may include the announcement of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Reuters reports that, under a detailed section of the draft agreement, Armenia would grant the U.S. exclusive rights to develop a transit corridor for an extended period. The project will be called the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity," abbreviated as TRIPP.
