Zakharova slams Western accusations of Russian campaign against  Armenian PM as cynical

ArmInfo. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova  has called Western accusations that Russia is waging a campaign against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan cynical.

When asked to comment on accusations that Moscow has allegedly  launched a campaign against Pashinyan, Zakharova urged to look  instead at how the Prime Minister treats his own citizens.

 "Let us look at the citizens of Armenia whom Pashinyan has recently  been shouting at: a woman who 'should be grateful' that, as he put  it, 'her head wasn't smashed in a nearby toilet around the corner.'  Or that man—my heart breaks for him, look at the footage—who lost his  grandson, who attended a rally at Pashinyan's own invitation, and who  asked a question, only to be accused of showing up there for 550  dollars. There must be limits to cynicism when this situation is  being pinned on Russia? What does Russia have to do with this?" the  diplomat stated on Radio Sputnik.