The attached is my Google aided translation of Tatul Hakobyan’s posting on the morning of August 2, 2025, as his early morning contemplation over bitter coffee. The original is attached. Vahe H Apelian
“Fresh thoughts with bitter coffee
The approach of defending the third force and saving the homeland with the help of a third force has existed among Armenians even before Israel Ori.
For Armenians, the third force has mainly been perceived as Russia, which was supposed to come and save us from our neighbors.
How many times we have been deceived is another story, where one should not look for the fault of third countries.
Even today, many Armenians, both in Armenia and outside the borders of our country, continue to perceive Russia as a third force, namely a savior.
There is also the opposite approach: the third force is the collective West, which should save us from Russia.
However, those who consider Russia to be a third force.
a/ They keep their wealth not in Russian rubles and in Russian banks, but in Western currency and in Western banks,
b/ They treat their precious bodies not in Barnaul or Lipetsk, but in Berlin or Los Angeles,
c/ They send their sons who did not serve in the army to study not in Syktyvkar or Yaroslavl, but in Stanford or Yale,
d/ They send their elegant daughters-in-law to give birth not in Vladikavkaz, but in Washington...
In other words, the hearts of these compatriots of ours want Western goods and beneficence, but under the Russian umbrella.