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Could Armenia Be The Next Ukraine?

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Submitted by Martin Vladimirov via OilPrice.com,

When Konstantin Kosachyov, the head of the Russian Federation Council's International Relations Committee, said the protests in Armenia against a 16.7 percent power price hike follow a color revolution scenario sponsored by Western powers, many commentators rushed to compare the crisis in Yerevan with the 2014 protests in Kyiv that toppled the pro-Russian president, Victor Yanukovych.

However, the street protests in Armenia have more to do with the overall economic situation in the country than with proxy clashes between foreign countries. Although the main power supplier, the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) company, 100 percent-controlled by the Russian state-owned energy giant Inter RAO United Energy Systems, is behind the proposal for a steep power price hike, Armenian activists reject the notion that the protests are anti-Russian. What they have demanded is a halt of widespread corrupt practices in the power sector, which ultimately are the real reason why prices have to go up.

As in other former Soviet countries, the energy behemoth ENA remains a heavily mismanaged enterprise. This was confirmed by a recent probe, in which the energy regulator has found that suppliers and traders often use shady intermediaries to push energy managers to inflate procurement costs or steal electricity. This has led to more than EUR 70 million in losses for the company in just the last three years, according to the energy ministry.

The company’s overall debt has reached $250 million. Initially, ENA has suggested a 40 percent increase in electricity tariffs in order to cover its obligations. The government of the pro-Russian president Serge Sargsyan and the quasi-independent energy regulator initially refused but ultimately had to accept a 16.7 percent rise after a series of high-level visits from Moscow. Although the government has confirmed the results of the regulator’s investigation, it has decided to look the other way.

Even after the hike, power tariffs would still be just EUR 0.11 cents/kWh, or about half of what average EU households pay. At purchasing power parity, though, their impact on household budgets is much greater. According to a World Bank study, Armenians spend around 8% of their income on energy use, while consuming three times less energy per capita than people in Central and Eastern Europe, also a region where energy poverty is a widespread phenomenon.

In addition, if accepted, this would be the third consecutive power price hike in two years at a time when the economy is facing slow growth and high unemployment rate. The Armenian economy, which is heavily dependent on Russia, has faced a major downturn since the start of economic troubles for its powerful neighbor to the north. Russia is the key destination for labor migrants, who contributed more than 20% of the national income in the form of remittances in 2013 and 11 percent in 2014. In the first five months of 2015, cash transfers have halved.

The economic link with Russia is most profound in the energy sector. Apart from ENA, the Russian state, through Gazprom, owns 100 percent of the country’s wholesale gas supplying company. The bulk of FDI inflows also have Russian origin, and 40 percent of them are targeting the energy sector.

In addition, Armenia imports almost all of its gas from Russia and natural gas imports comprise around 80 percent of all energy imports. Furthermore, 60 percent of the country’s total primary energy supply is derived from natural gas, which is responsible for the majority of residential energy use, especially in big cities.

However, the increase in gas import prices in 2010 and the subsequent 40 percent hike in household gas tariffs pushed some urban residents to switch from natural gas to electricity for heating, which became comparatively cheaper (about one-fifth of Armenia’s electricity is generated from natural gas, with the rest supplied by a number of hydro power plants and a nuclear power plant, which is currently being modernized). Hence, when power prices began to increase, the outrage in the capital, Yerevan, was easy to understand.

According to the protest leaders, the rallies are not anti-Russian in nature and the main demand of the people is a reversal to the government’s power price decision. President Sargsyan seemed have backed down after he told senior officials on 26 June that the government will cover the difference between the old and the new price with budget subsidies until the end of a comprehensive audit of the ENA’s activities.

Protesters, however, seem determined to stay on the streets. Deep-seated mistrust in the government’s ability to implement reforms could trigger an impulse for a regime change. This is the biggest fear in Moscow, which sees the current Armenian government as an important ally in its natural backyard. Russia has been able to preserve its influence in the small Caucasian state by expanding its control over key economic sectors. This was done by recruiting senior government officials, who used Russia’s influence to limit outside competition and preserve the dominant position of Russian companies in the energy sector.

If there is a change of guard in Yerevan, the established connections that have served Moscow so well, could crumble. Not surprisingly, similar to the aftermath of Ukraine’s Maidan rally in early 2014, Moscow’s propaganda has presented the street protests in Yerevan as a Western plot to contain Russia’s influence.

In a sign of full support, Moscow provided the government with $200 million in military aid on 26 June. Armenia relies for its security on the 3,000 Russian troops stationed in the country, which have so far deterred efforts by Azerbaijan to try to reclaim the separatist republic of Nagorno Karabakh, occupied by Armenia during a bloody five-year war in the early 1990s.

Paradoxically, Russia’s attempts to secure its influence and, more importantly, its energy interests in the neighborhood could backfire. While Armenian demonstrators have largely limited, domestic aims, the Russian insistence on turning the protests into an East-West clash could incite protesters to demand that the Armenian government take a sharp turn away from Moscow.

Faced with such a choice, president Sargsyan might have to abandon his close ties with Kremlin in an attempt to stay in power. This is likely to lead to economic retaliation from Russia such as gas supply cuts. The alternative, though, may be to follow the path of Ukraine’s former president, Victor Yanukovych.

 

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Tue, 06/30/2015 - 13:53 | 6254863 ted41776
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do they have any assets that a multinational corporation could "privatize"?

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:02 | 6254905 Billy Sol Estes
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Emulsar Gold project comes to mind.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:28 | 6255001 SWRichmond
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Could Illinois be the next Ukraine?

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:31 | 6255023 Almost Solvent
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I read too fast - thought it said "Is America the next Ukraine?"

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:04 | 6255149 Publicus
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The South will rise again.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 19:09 | 6255901 svayambhu108
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None of the second-class EU members, including Romania, Bulgaria, etc who were continuosly raped by energy bills, got a "grassroots" revolt.

So my take: Plausible!

Null and circuses!

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:56 | 6255109 Paveway IV
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"...What they have demanded is a halt of widespread corrupt practices in the power sector, which ultimately are the real reason why prices have to go up..."

Yes and no. It's like natural gas in Ukraine. It was subsidized since anyone can remember (Armenian electricity since Soviet times) except the Armenian government doesn't want to subsidize it at all anymore and the electric utility isn't going to run their business at a loss. The Armenians are aware of that and expect some price increases.

Corrupt Jewish-Russian oligarchs (who are Putin's pals) running the transmission network are fighting U.S. corporations for control of the generation part. The most recent U.S. corp purchase - a string of Armenian hydroelectric stations - need major repairs, so the U.S. corps are pushing for wholesale price increases, not just the Russians running the transmission part. Everything is bribes and corruption there, and the Armenians know it. What they don't know is if the price increase is going to electric infrastructure or someone's yacht. 

What you're witnessing now is the same f'ked up situation you had in Ukriaine - the post-Soviet rape of Armenian assets followed by oligarch wars over control and ultimately the final piece of sticking it to the little people in Armenia with rate hikes for no percieved benefit. There is no good guy here - it's Jewish-Russian electicity oligarchs and U.S. electrical generation oligarchs and layers and layers of corrupt Armenian government, most of whom are oligarchs built off the stolen assets of the people of Armenia. It's an oligarch menage-a-trois.

This is all the sideshow, however: the U.S. want's to own Armenia for a missile base, and the Russians don't care for that. Some Armenians are going to have to die.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:38 | 6255038 TalkToLind
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Emulsar Gold project comes to mind.

U.S. Translation:  Armenia is a known violator of human rights and also harbors terrorist groups within their borders.  

BTW, Do they got oil or natural gas there too? How about opium?

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 16:15 | 6255400 Gambit
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This will not be another Ukraine, there are no radical elements in the Armenian community who have an inherent hatred towards Russia and willing to die for it.  The opposite actually, most Armenians view Russia as their big brother and protector and share the common notion that the Soviet times, roughly between 1960 and 1989, was one of the better times, and do wish to go back.  They also understand that without Russia Armenia would not exist, had the Russians not conquered the Armenian lands during the early 20 century Armenia would have still been under Turkish rule; not to mention that Armenia is between 2 very hostile nations to its West (Turkey) and East (Azerbaijan).   Russia also opened its boarder to Armenians who wish to work in Russia and support their families back home, I don’t see any other nation doing this.  And many Armenians understand that without Russia they are utterly fucked, hence no Ukraine.

 

The problem is the corrupt Armenian government, and there have been many demonstrations agaisnt the corruption, larger than this one, where demonstrators were actually killed and nothing happened.  

As a person of Armenian heritage I am utterly baffled why, all of a sudden, the West cares about Armenians' electricity bill plight when they shrugg off the Genocide and the frozen conflict with Azerbaijan.   This is just another ploy to drive a wedge between Russia and its allies. And the world sees right through it. 

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 16:43 | 6255511 HowdyDoody
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Not for want of trying:

Nudelman visit beforehand - check

Co-option of legitimate protest - check

Protest leaders won't meet with government to discuss problem - check

Barricades built out of large trash bin tied together (no tires here) - check

Human rights activits and celebrities at front of protest - check

Opposition leader present - check

Protesters fly EU flag - check

Local cookies delivered to protestors on camera - check

Coordinators in crowd - wearing red shits - check

Russia blamed (for price increase) - check

Government is an ally (to a degree) of Russia - check

Website of opposition leader is a clone of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty US State Dept propaganda outlet (as with Sovoboda in Ukraine) - check

Quack, quack, quack.

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 16:53 | 6255559 HowdyDoody
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I forgot to add another factor. The Armenian government is considering a 'foreign agent' law, similar to Russia when entnties receiving funding from foreigners for political purposes have to register. The human rights outfits are outraged by this, presumably because they are backed by the like of Soros, USAIF, Freedom House etc.

I suspect Russia has been able to offer advice on how to deal with this sort of bs.

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 13:54 | 6254867 This is it
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Who cares.

It's Wednesday already where I am. Has Greece defaulted yet?? Wake me pleaseeee...

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 13:58 | 6254886 Bill of Rights
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President Obama proposes making 5 million more workers eligible for overtime pay

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/president-obama-propos...

 

Full on Dictator no question about it....

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:02 | 6254903 Volkodav
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off topic

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:02 | 6254906 q99x2
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The NWO has continuous efforts to enslave the world. Just listen to racist NPR. The attacks against humanity never stop. 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:06 | 6254916 Chuck Knoblauch
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Time for an EMP over Ukraine.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:09 | 6254937 bid the soldier...
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the question is

Could Armenia Be The Next Ukraine?

it depends whether the Armenian army is closer to the Russians or the Americans.

I'd say Russia by dint of  juxtaposition.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:31 | 6255004 gcjohns1971
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Just identify the energy sources to Europe, then draw a line from there to Europe.

Those places can be the next Ukraine.

And don't tell me about the Great White Savior Pukin.

And don't tell me about the Great Black Savior O'Bungya.

A Puk smells about the same as an O'bunghole.  Their policies on the matter are identical- or near enough.  Both for proxy-war against the other energy providers.

This is about the forces involved in energy dominance.  It is not about which corporate/national jersey you wear, or where your 'home game' is held.

Just look up all the potential "Pipelineistan's" between energy source, and consumer...and those are your potential Ukraines, Syria's, Tunisia's, and Libya's.

Once you strip away all the propaganda and wishful thinking, that's where the world is.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:14 | 6255196 Augustus
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Of course Puutie has started the propaganda campaign.  Note that he already has the forces within the country, ready for the Crimea style takeover if his puppet is challenged.

 

The source of the immediate problem seems to be the corrupt practices of the power company.  Predictible and unsurprising since it is a Russian operation.  All of those must generate the funds for the Puutie kickbacks.

http://www.businessinsider.com/prosecutors-putins-cronies-helped-the-russian-mafia-work-in-spain-for-more-than-a-decade-2015-6

"This Petrov probe could change the narrative of Putin in the West — from being a Stalinist tyrant defending the interests of his country to being a product of gangster Petersburg who united authorities with organized crime," Stanislav Belkovsky, a Kremlin adviser during Putin's first term who consults at Moscow's Institute for National Strategy, told Bloomberg.

 

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 17:01 | 6255591 rejected
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Poor Crimea,,, part of Ukraine for what,,, 50 years? (Courtesy of USSR)  And gee, Look how bad they're suffering under mean Putie.

Just think, they could have enjoyed all the treats the West has given Ukraine since the Coup. Nazi's in the streets, starving, forced conscription, no yobs,,,, the list of bennies is endless.

And look how well Ukraine treats the areas that don't particularly take to Nazi's. Constant bombing, starvation, homes and businesses destroyed... all courtesy of good ole Uncle Nazi Sam. 

Yea, Puties a real bad boy!

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:30 | 6255017 Consuelo
Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:36 | 6255040 Yttrium Gold Ni...
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Armenians are Orthodox Christians, surrounded by not so friendly (Muslim) states of Azerbaijan and Turkey. There is a long history of conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Armenia has no choice but to play the Moscow card, otherwise it risks being overrun by Turkey and Azerbaijan. The problem is that the situation in Yerevan closely resembles the situation in Kiev. First, there was real protest by disgruntled people which was soon exploited by organized protesters. Original protesters had only one demand, which soon after organized protesters took the lead increased to three. What was Vickie "Fuck the EU" Nuland doing in Armenia in February? I wouldn't rule out yet another meddling by "some folks."

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:22 | 6255176 TalkToLind
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 What was Vickie "Fuck the EU" Nuland doing in Armenia in February?

She brought cookies, don't you remember?

And by the way, has anyone seen John Kerry lately?  What is this, Weekend At Bernie's II?

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:38 | 6255271 Anunnaki
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Takes a while to recover from his gunshot wounds

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:10 | 6255177 farflungstar
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The Nudelman cow was also in Macedonia before their "protests" began.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 16:55 | 6255531 HowdyDoody
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And Kyrgyzstan looks to be in the firing line too.

Some time ago, she visited NGOs there. Earlier this year, 150 tons of 'diplomatic mail' was delivered to the US Embassy. If this was small USD bills ($10-30), that would amount to ~$3 billion USD. Just the sort of sum need to buy regime change. The US Embassy charge d'affaires there is Richard Miller, who ran the original 'color revolution' in Serbia. He is known as the 'male Nuland'.

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:36 | 6255044 hard_working_guy
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who owns oilprice.com?

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:42 | 6255064 Cliff Mclane
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What about this?

http://fortruss.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/electric-yerevan-and-lessons-on-c...

....This makes a perfect narrative to steer this in an anti-Russian direction, and lay the blame at the government's relationship with Russian firms. The purpose of this call for an investigation into Electric Networks of Armenia is more clear when we understand who the protest organizers ignore: the US company, ContourGlobal.  
ContourGlobal purchased the Vorotan Hydro Cascade, a complex consisting of three hydroelectric plants, on June 6th, 2015. ContourGlobal then increased its projected operating costs, compelling the government to recognize this, which the distributor, Electric Networks of Armenia, was forced to pass on to consumers.    In other words, the demands of the protest organizers exclude both the facts and the recent history of  the issue, focusing instead on a downstream element, the distribution end of the industry.  

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:44 | 6255073 NoWayJose
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The Amerikans are mere amateurs compared to Communists when it comes to de-stabilizing and taking control of other countries. Communist victories abound -- Russia, China, North Korea, Vietnam, etc. And when Commies take over they stay in power a lot longer than the puppet governments the U.S. tries to put into place.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:53 | 6255097 Jack Burton
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ENRON!

This is just the major power monopolies working to the script written ENRON in the USA. Who can forget the phone calls to power plants asking for a shut down for a few hours, in order to sell power across California at inflated prices! Who can forget shut downs of grids for no reason, throwing prices into a sky rocket scenario, only to find out the grids were down due to fake maintenance. ENRON had dozens of schemes to steal, each one worse than the other. Nobody protested, because this is America. But overseas, when you gouge the fuck out of people in a criminal manner, they hit the streets!

Of course the USA sponsered NGOs are fishing in these troubled waters! It remains to be seen how far Washington will try and play this hand. But, they already brought out the pretty young girls to line up and put flowers in the weapons of police, while camera's clicked away and western media ran the photos as fast as they came it. That was an NGO orchestrated event.

Obama and his team are playing hard ball with Russia, they will try and gain power in any way they can. So, simply remain aware that the CIA runs NGOs all across that country, and the west has media people ready to click the needed photos when an NGO stages any event.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:18 | 6255207 farflungstar
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From the article:

Armenia imports almost all of its gas from Russia and natural gas imports comprise around 80 percent of all energy imports. Furthermore, 60 percent of the country’s total primary energy supply is derived from natural gas, which is responsible for the majority of residential energy use, especially in big cities."

 

But then I came across this on Sputnik: "Protests over electricity price hikes in Armenia follow the June 6 privatization of Armenia's Vorotan Hydroelectric Cascade to private US holding company ContourGlobal, reportedly financed in part by the US government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)."

 http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150624/1023800067.html#ixzz3eZfrlIoi

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 20:04 | 6256280 Lumberjack
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AES was an entity firmly ties up with Enron itself. They worked on the TCP and have wind farms on the Golan Heights and also in Armenia. Look at UPC/Enron/ AES/ and thousands of shell companies.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/bulgaria-energy-idUSL5N0X51FJ2...

 

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 19:03 | 6256010 Lumberjack
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Indeed. Just remember that Global Warming causes these messes... and that those NGO's preaching AGW operate in every conflict zone. That includes various renewable companies and their thousands of shell and shelf llc's.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 14:53 | 6255101 bid the soldier...
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It's a big mistake to conflate future popular revolutions with the one we saw in Kiev.  The success of the coup in Kiev had more to do with the return of Crimea to Russia than ousting the Yanukovych government.

Moscow is not as dumb as you would have us a believe.  The protests in Yerevan and elsewhere in Armenia are not exclusively the paid provocateurs you see in Syria, Egypt and Venezuela, but Armenians objecting to the rate hike.

If Russia rescinds the rate hike for a term, those who objected to the hike will go home, and only the troublemakers will remain.  The authorities can video them and, with American style surveillance, will be able to monitor how much the CIA is paying them.   

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:21 | 6255210 Augustus
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The problem is not American payments to protestors.

The problem is the Russian Thieves who control the major industries and assets, including power generators.

Puutie is operating a mafia government.  His share must make him the world's wealthiest crook by now.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:54 | 6255323 bid the soldier...
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You sure?

The problem is not American payments to protestors.

 

When you put it like that, Gus, your just kidding yourself.  It's not just American payments to trouble makers

It's America advocating and funding the violent overthrow of sovereign, usually democratically, elected governments.

And if you weren't born yesterday, you'd remember the 1950s and the blacklists and the HUAC and McCarthyism.

You know how they nailed all those commies then?

For advocating the violent overthrow of the American government.

AND NOW THATS ALL AMERICA DOES:  IT PROMOTES THE VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Venezuela and many more.

Violent overthrow.  Bad for America.  Good for everybody else.

OUR EVIL DOESN'T STINK. 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 23:31 | 6256862 bid the soldier...
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EDIT

"The crowd on the Marshal Bagramyan avenue has become more disorganized and less controllable since protest coordinators announced a decision to end the rally and left the scene earlier in the day"

http://tass.ru/en/world/805050

 

(I'm right so often, it's starting to get scary)  :o)

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:00 | 6255135 detached.amusement
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its Kiev, goddammit.  bastads gotta rename everything

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:23 | 6255220 Sanity Bear
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What the Armenian opposition should do is go to Putin and tell him that they will be just as good an ally as the corruptocrats they aim to depose. If the transition is Russian-facilitated, it will probably go bloodlessly. If it's US-facilitated, count on carnage.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:40 | 6255279 Duude
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Someone needs to tattoo this country with solar panels. They get great sun.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 15:44 | 6255297 Anunnaki
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With Bantus vs Tutsis in America. Eurotard implosion over Greece. Ukronazis leaking oil, Putin has rode out the rollercoaster.

Need to nip this in the bud pronto. armenia is a natural addition for SCO and Eurasian Union

Even if this was an organic public protest that bloodsucking vampire Noodleman will be ready to exploit an opening

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 16:05 | 6255362 jtg
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Oilprice is actually suggesting (spills the beans!) what the Western elites have in store for Armenia: to damage Armenia/Russia relations. If the West is successful it will lead to the destruction of Armenia then the Western elites can go ahead with their plans to build pipelines across lifeless Armenian bodies. This is the dirty dark fact of the Western elites: they are more than willing to fertilize the ground with immense amounts of human blood to nurture their access to plow resources and cheap labor.

Also, the Russian troops have nothing to do with Azerbaijan. Those troops are ther to prevent Turkey from getting any ideas of invading Armenia like they were close to doing in the 1990's.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 17:02 | 6255600 Miketheterrible
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Some mental Gymnastics going on.

 

First off, Armenia wouldn't last very long on its own from Russia, since there are a million or more Armenians in Russia alone bringing back plenty of money to the country.  Add to that, the price increase also takes into consideration that Armenia recently privatized one of their major energy companies to an American company: Vorotan Hydroelectric Cascade to private US holding company ContourGlobal

But yes, there are indeed people amongst the groupies whom are clearly funded by west:

http://gorchakovfund.ru/en/news/13905/

http://www.ridus.ru/news/189266

Right now, since the government decided to pay for the Tarriffs, the protest managers called off the protests.  But there are still hooligans protesting and provoking the cops.

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 19:01 | 6255986 opport.knocks
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I believe the author of this article has deliberately managed to mislead most of you. He insinuates that the price increase is due to the Russian company that controls transmission, when in reality it is the producer, a company recently acquired by a US power company ContourGlobal that is responsible for the increase.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-armenia-energy-investment-i...

I am not sure how Armenians were convinced that the privatization of Hydro-electric power assets were the way to go, as they are typically the lowest cost means of production.

But this would not be the first or last time that US corporate and geopolitical interests (they are one and the same) managed to cause domestic problems and then blame Russia.

 

 

Tue, 06/30/2015 - 21:02 | 6256479 frontierland
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This is fertile ground for the AngloAmerican/ Jew elitester/ bankster/ corporate NGO's to come in with their Color Revolution scenario to 'steer and nudge' the sentiment and point it straight at Putin, as they did in Ukraine and now Maldovia.

 

Wed, 07/01/2015 - 03:58 | 6257214 Gandulf
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What a coincidence, Nuland was in Armenia in Febuary.

http://armenianow.com/commentary/analysis/60801/armenia_united_states_vi...

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