Samvel Babayan, once the “commander” of the so-called Artsakh Defense Army and ex-“secretary” of the self-proclaimed Artsakh National Security Council, has returned to the spotlight with a blunt and uncompromising critique of the Armenian authorities. His timing, right before the June parliamentary elections, raises eyebrows, but his words strike at the unresolved legacy of Garabagh and the failures of Armenian leadership.

In a recent Facebook post, Babayan directly challenged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accusing him of manipulating public perception. Pashinyan, he argued, falsely equates the right of return for displaced Garabagh Armenians with the broader Garabagh movement. “Those who talk about unresolved problems do not want war. War arises from problems that are ignored,” Babayan wrote. He warns that ignoring these issues only leaves a ticking time bomb for the future.

Babayan did not spare Pashinyan’s contradictions. From declaring “Artsakh is Armenia” to later disclaiming a mandate to negotiate for the Garabagh people, and finally limiting himself to........

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