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Russia Slams Armenia’s Alen Simonyan for Welcoming Russians Fleeing Possible Mobilization

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized Armenia’s newly appointed Security Council Secretary Alen Simonyan after he said Armenia would remain open to Russian citizens seeking to leave the country if Moscow announces another mobilization. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called Simonyan’s remarks “provocative” and accused Armenian officials of making statements that damage relations with Moscow. Simonyan made the comments in…

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The remarks of the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Alain Simonian, about the Russians, sounded as an attempt to please the western countries and authorities of Ukraine, stated the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zaharov, in a comment published on the Department's website. "We see in the aforementioned comments Alain Simonian, who, during his visit to Russia in February 2026, spoke much ab…

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The Secretary of the Security Council (SB) of Armenia, Alain Simonyan, encourages Russians to commit unlawful acts by saying that Yerevan is ready to accept a new wave of relocators in the event of a declaration of mobilization in Russia.

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The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova accused Armenia of “provocations” in connection with the statements of the secretary of the Security Council of the republic Alena Simonyan about readiness to accept Russians who wish to avoid being sent to the front, the Telegram channel “The Moscow Times” reported on August 29.

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Peace: A report published on the Ministry's website emphasizes that such statements "will encourage Russian citizens to commit unlawful acts and give traditional Armenian hospitality a toxic political colour".

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The official representative of the Russian department, Maria Zacharova, reported on this at a briefing on 28 August: TV Rain: news, video, air, online, archive, programme.

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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation (the) on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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