My message to Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia

This is the first time I am addressing you and doing this publicly, because I am very concerned about the fate of our region and Armenia. Based on my experience of communicating with Russia and with Putin, who recently at the CIS summit practically blamed me for the collapse of this organization, let me give you some advice.

You came to power as a result of popular uprisings, i.e. in Putin's terminology - a color revolution, and believe me, no matter how you fertilize him, swear allegiance, he would never forgive you and will not forgive you. Moreover, after your recent statements, political moves and especially the ratification of the Rome Statute - he is your blood enemy and will overthrow you with all the possibilities at his disposal - internal unrest, encouragement of military action. It will strangle you economically and use the entire arsenal of hybrid warfare. You need to remember that you have very little time.

After coming to power, you were unable or did not carry out fundamental reforms, so your current state apparatus is really the fifth column of the Kremlin. You are late with European integration. As difficult as it may be for you, the latest events around Armenia give our region a new chance. After some time, we can live like three Baltic countries - with open borders, create a whole system of logistics, financial, energy hubs, using the advantages of each of our three.

But for this you must hurry and throw away any hesitation, go all-in. Demand the immediate withdrawal of the Russian military base, withdraw from the CIS, CSTO, customs union and submit an application to the European Union and NATO. In 2013, we flew to Yerevan together with the President of the European Commission, Barroso, trying in vain to convince your predecessor not to join some of these organizations under the auspices of Moscow.

And finally, you must openly declare and immediately sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and thereby open the way for fundamental changes in the domestic and foreign policy of Armenia. You will not lack personal courage and political courage, and I hope you will not allow Putin to destroy you and at the same time destroy your country and completely undermine our region. The danger facing us all is very real and requires immediate action. I hope this time you will not hesitate. Good luck to you and success to the Armenian people.