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Germany falls for Armenian propaganda: lesson ignored from Russia

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02.04.2025

Serious confusion has once again arisen regarding Germany's policy towards the South Caucasus. Whether it is coincidence or unprofessionalism is still unclear, but the important thing is that they still have not found the right path.

Unfortunately, German media outlets and intellectuals try to follow the path of Russia and France without learning any lessons from them. It seems that the Germans believed they could succeed in the Armenian issue, where Russia and France reached dead ends. It would be better to remind them that the Armenian issue cost Russia so much that even the most pro-Armenian journalists and intellectuals ended up calling Armenia a ‘suitcase without a handle.’ Even France lost the plot after inheriting the torn-down suitcase from Russia. Most probably, Germany is volunteering to own the suitcase.

To illustrate this, the famous German TV channel DW, funded by the government, released a so-called documentary film on Armenia and the Garabagh conflict. Remaining true to Armenian propaganda, the film begins by extolling the Armenian spirit and Stalin’s decision to hand over Garabagh to Azerbaijan in order to cajole Turkiye into allying with the USSR. Later, the film suggests that Azerbaijanis ‘kill’ Armenians in Sumgait, and the ‘poor’ Armenians flee Azerbaijan with great difficulty. It continues by claiming that ‘Azerbaijan, with the help of Russia and Turkiye, brutally attacks Garabagh, while a handful of courageous Armenian Spartans defend themselves against Azerbaijan and its........

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