Claim 347

Karabakh was surrendered to Azerbaijan by Pashinyan under Western orchestration, advanced primarily on pro-Russian social media accounts and linked to Kremlin rhetoric.

Type

disinformation

Country

Armenia

Theme

Security and disinformation

Date

2026-04-01

Status

ongoing

Evidence

1. After the April 1st Kremlin meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Pro-Russian increased posting the narrative identical or similar in line to Putin’s rhetoric that Karabakh was surrendered to Azerbaijan by Pashinyan under Western orchestration.

   Source: https://peacedialogue.am/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Pre-election-disinformation-and-narratives-in-Armenia.pdf | external