Nikol has been preparing our defeat—in all directions—for 2.5 years. Mikayel Minasyan, Armenia’s former Ambassador to the Vatican and son-in-law of ex-President Serzh Sargsyan, wrote this on his Telegram channel, and referring to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"Looking back on the diplomatic and information components, we face a terrible reality. Nikol, who was announcing the ‘New Armenia,’ actually became the ‘builder’ of the new Azerbaijan.

Deliberately debasing the [OSCE] Minsk Group—the guarantor of non-use of force—, reducing its role in the [Karabakh conflict] settlement process, he announced the start of [peace] talks from a new position, and began to build direct relations with Azerbaijan, bypassing the mediators. By unleashing local battles in Tavush [Province of Armenia], he legitimized the creation of the anti-Armenian Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem.

By becoming at odds with [Armenia’s] historical allies and not finding new ones, weakening the army and sowing hatred in the society, Nikol turned Armenia into Azerbaijan’s most suitable enemy, a country with a predetermined defeat—in 2.5 years," Minasyan added in particular.