I see that video of "Swedendemocratic" Charlie Weimers making the rounds on Armenian Twitter now and it makes me shuckle.
This neo-fascist party is not your ally - they are against you. They just happen to Turkey a tad more than you. #Artsakh#Artsakhnow
His party, and he himself, are not only deeply islamophobic (and thus now happily side with Armenia not for Armenia's sake, but to "weaken the enemy"), it is also full of hate against Romanians, e.g., and basically every other non-Swedish:
This party and their EU parliamentary faction would be the first to vigorously fight against helping #Armenian refugees. It would be the first to block any humanitarian help for #Armenia, if that would come with costs.
I have to add that I do somehow still understand why any Armenian would share this - many have no idea who he is and shamefully, many of the less hateful parties did again focus on oil and gas pipelines, rather than people, today.
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Can I be and should I be neutral?
A brief thread on #Artsakh/#Armenia/#Azerbaijan, neutrality and what it means.
Through my work at @CONIFAOfficial I first heard about #NagornoKarabakh in 2014, when they wanted to join the organisation. I had no idea where or what it is.
I did my homework and read about a hundred articles, watched documentaries and read a book about the region. It depressed me, as most stories were about wars, ethnic cleansing and human rights violations.
Still, I decided to see it myself when Nagorno Karabakh invited me...
It was my first time leaving the EU and the first time traveling alone (without my parents or my girlfriend). I was naturally nervous and I haven't heard of my host for days when I landed in Yerevan and thus had no idea if they'll pick me up.