Kremlin propaganda sends clear “messages” to both the Russian and international public. And if we “decipher” it, the conclusions are very alarming.
The Kremlin is most likely preparing a war in the South Caucasus. Moreover, apparently in the interests of the “correct pro-Russian Armenians” against the “traitors led by Pashinyan.” By all indications, the Kremlin is encouraging its hai “friends.”
There is no doubt that if this war or “special military operation” breaks out, it will inevitably affect Georgia. Therefore, we will try to understand the “propaganda message” of the Kremlin, organized during Vladimir Putin’s meeting with participants in the “Time of Heroes” programme.
The Time of Heroes programme is aimed at training managers from among the participants in the war against Ukraine (in the terminology of the Kremlin propaganda, a “special military operation”) for subsequent promotion to leadership positions in the public administration system. The training lasts two years. The programme consists of four 30-day modules and three internships. This is the Kremlin’s training programme for a “managerial elite” loyal to it.
During Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the programme participants, which was broadcast throughout the country and was supposed to have a propaganda effect, Colonel Andranik Gasparyan stood up. He talks about his participation in the war against Ukraine near Kherson and the main meaning of his speech is “I am an Armenian, but nothing prevented me from feeling like a Russian officer at the front.” Colonel Andranik Gasparyan, at a meeting with Putin, “loyally” noted that the speech of the “supreme commander in chief” about the mighty Russian people, which he made in March 2022, gave strength to the soldiers at the front.
Interestingly, Andranik Gasparyan mentioned that he was born in Leninakan. As we know, there is no such city on the map today. There is the city of Gyumri where the 102nd military base of the Russian Federation is located, which the government of Nikol Pashinyan today wants to quickly remove from the Republic of Armenia.
Therefore, the meaning of the “propaganda message” from Colonel Gasparyan’s speech to Putin is obvious. Such “Armenians and Russian officers” should return to their native Leninakan-Gyumri. And drive out the “traitor” Pashinyan, who opposes the Russian Federation, from Armenia. Andranik Gasparyan received the title “Hero of the Russian Federation” for his actions in Ukraine. He told Putin about the “combat feats” of his unit, particularly, how the tank withstood a hit from a Javelin, and at the same time described in specific detail the feat performed by the commander of his tank company, Anton Strakhov. It is obvious who this propaganda is aimed at. The Russian “insurance troops”, who, under the command of such “heroes” as the “Armenian and Russian officer” Gasparyan, will go to Leninakan-Gyumri. Perhaps through Georgia…
It is no coincidence that such propaganda stories on Russian television coincided with the attempts of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, supervised by the Kremlin, to “shatter and displace” power in the Republic of Armenia. However, as you know, the Kremlin and the FSB are doing poorly on Maidans. The Russian Federation has much more experience in military invasions. Its “justification” – to return the status of an “outpost of the Russian Federation” to Armenia, the Kremlin propaganda has already begun.
Varden Tsulukidze
