Russian Embassy labels British claims of interference in Armenian  elections as absurd

ArmInfo.The British government's claims of alleged Russian interference in the Armenian elections appear absurd amidst London's blatant neocolonialist policies. This was  stated in a commentary from the Russian Embassy  in the United Kingdom, as reported by TASS.

"The British accusations of interference in the Armenian elections  appear even more absurd against the backdrop of Western European  agitation in Yerevan. London's neocolonialist policies, which  previously contributed to the coup d'etat in Kyiv, are now also  targeting Armenia. It's time for the West to stop interfering in the  affairs of sovereign states, as seen recently in Moldova and Romania.  A hit dog will holler," the diplomatic mission noted. 

Earlier, the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, announced the allocation  of EUR 15 million to Armenia to "counter Russian propaganda." She  also stated that the country "will not be left alone to face foreign  interference." According to her, a rapid response team will assist  Yerevan in countering potential threats.  Moreover, in response to  Armenia's request, the EU approved the deployment of a "rapid  response team to Yerevan to counter Kremlin disinformation and  Russian interference in the parliamentary elections in Armenia" in  late April. The EU sent a similar team of approximately 20 people to  Chisinau during last year's parliamentary elections "to help the  Moldovan authorities identify and counter disinformation emanating  from Russia on social media."

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed her  readiness to send a similar European mission to Armenia if Yerevan  wishes for it.