YEREVAN (Realist English). On May 10, the dictator Ilham Aliyev, speaking in occupied Kovsakan, once again demonstrated his true face. He arrogantly disparaged the European Union monitoring mission (EUMA), which has been on the Armenian side of the border since February 2023 (mandate extended until February 19, 2027), and openly threatened military escalation.
Concurrently, Baku is launching a plan for demographic subversion — the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis on Armenian territory under the guise of “refugees.”
And while Aliyev mocks the West, the traitor Nikol Pashinyan pretends nothing is happening, cynically ignoring the real tragedy — the expulsion of more than half a million Armenians from Azerbaijan in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
“If We Fire Even Once, They’ll Take to Their Heels”: Aliyev’s Ultimatum to the EU
The Baku dictator’s speech was delivered in an openly mocking tone towards the European observers, who, in his view, do not constitute a serious obstacle.
“Today, so-called European observers are still supposedly standing guard on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border,” Aliyev said, turning to a sneering tone.
“I said back then, if we fire even once, they’ll take to their heels, there won’t be a trace of them left” — such, according to the dictator, is the true price of “European protection.”
The culmination was the phrase: “There is no need to protect Armenia from us. We have achieved what we wanted.”
These threats, compounded by Aliyev’s systematic accusations against “revanchist-minded” Armenian politicians, are a blatant attempt to intimidate the West and clear the way for new annexations. Aliyev is making it clear: the European observers are nothing more than cardboard cutouts who will flee at the first real clash.
The Great Fraud: “300 Thousand Settlers” — A Myth Covering the Occupation of Syunik
Simultaneously with the threats, Baku is launching a plan for demographic subversion that makes the blood of the Armenian people run cold. According to reliable sources, Pashinyan has (tacitly) agreed to the resettlement of Azerbaijanis on Armenian territory under the guise of “refugees.”
The Fake Figure: Baku constantly manipulates historical data. The figure of 300,000 Azerbaijanis allegedly expelled from Armenia is a pure fabrication. As experts and historians have repeatedly stated, no more than 160,000–170,000 Azerbaijanis lived in Soviet Armenia, and moreover, they left the country voluntarily, not as a result of forced deportation.
The Resettlement Plan: Nevertheless, based on this lie, it has been “decided to resettle more than 300,000 Azerbaijanis” in key regions of Armenia:
- Villages in Kotayk Province (Arzakan, Geranis, and Marmarik).
- Vardenis and Sotk in Gegharkunik Province (near Lake Sevan, which Baku already calls “Goycha”).
- A number of villages in Armavir and Aragatsotn Provinces.
Under the guise of a humanitarian operation, the real intention is the preparation for the seizure of Syunik — a strategic region connecting Armenia with Iran.
The leader of the “Strong Armenia” party, Samvel Karapetyan, directly stated that the program to settle 300,000 Azerbaijanis “could threaten the loss of Syunik, the transformation of Sevan into Goycha, and the Turkification of Armenia.”
Cynicism and Betrayal: Why Pashinyan Stays Silent About a Million Armenian Victims
While the West and the Armenian opposition express “concern” about the fictitious 300,000, Nikol Pashinyan demonstratively ignores the real tragedy — the expulsion of Armenians from Azerbaijan, which is an order of magnitude larger.
Facts that Pashinyan does not mention (and does not want to mention):
| Metric | Data |
| Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan (1988–1992) | over 360,000 people |
| Armenians who forcibly migrated to CIS countries | about 140,000 people |
| Total number of exiled Armenians (excluding Artsakh) | over 500,000 people |
| Including refugees from Artsakh (2023) | over 1.5 million people |
All of this was accompanied by mass pogroms that began in Sumgait (February 26–29, 1988). According to official data, 31 Armenians died there, hundreds were wounded, and 14,000 fled. The culmination was the January pogroms of 1990 in Baku, where Armenians were slaughtered right in their homes, with thousands of bodies thrown from balconies.
Conclusions: Links in a Single Chain of Betrayal and Aggression
Aliyev’s aggressive statements, the fake figure of 300,000, and the demonstrative silence of Nikol Pashinyan are links in a single chain.
Pashinyan does not speak about the refugees because it destroys his narrative of “capitulation for the sake of peace.” He betrayed the memory of hundreds of thousands of exiled Armenians in order to retain power and please his Western handlers.
Aliyev, in turn, long ago understood that behind the traitor’s feigned loyalty lies cowardice. The Baku dictator feels impunity and is openly preparing the ground for a new annexation — this time not of Karabakh, but of Syunik and other regions of Armenia.
Western “observers” will most likely indeed flee at the first shots. But the memory of hundreds of thousands of exiled Armenians and tens of thousands killed — that is something that will never flee.
For now, in Yerevan, the policy of self-destruction continues, and Armenian land is being sold for promises of a European future. Pashinyan, who calls himself “prime minister,” has effectively become an accomplice to Aliyev’s plans to dismantle Armenian statehood. His silence about a million exiled compatriots is a betrayal not only of history, but also of the living people who lost their homes.
Aliyev, seeing the weakness of Yerevan and the cowardice of Western “observers,” continues to escalate the situation, confident in his complete impunity. But history knows examples where dictators who overestimated their strength ended up just like their victims — in the dust.