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“It appears that there can be no greater impudence that cannot be discerned from direct interference in domestic affairs, “Russian foreign ministry said in a released statement on Monday, commenting on recent statements made by US National Security Adviser John Bolton in Armenia.

The ministry draws parallels between Bolton’s statements and the remarks of the former US Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills, describing them as public instructions to the Armenian leadership “on economic policy matters” and promises on “lavish funding to local NGOs for controlling the government.”

As the statement reads, in his remarks Bolton “demanded openly that Armenia renounce historical clichés in its international relations” and “… concealing the fact that this implied Armenia’s traditional friendship with Russia.”

In the ministry’s view, the US National Security Adviser also “advertised US weapons that Armenia should buy instead of Russian weapons.”

Commenting on the Bolton’s remarks during the October 25 interview to Radio Liberty about the need for Armenia to exercise its full sovereignty and not being dependent to excessive foreign influence, the Russian MFA concludes: “It would be good if John Bolton thinks over the meaning of his own words.”