Tatev Hayrapetyan, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Expert on Azerbaijan

“Ruben Vardanyan, if you knew how many kind and sincere people are thinking about you these days, worrying, praying, writing… They don’t just write statuses — they put their whole soul into them, remembering in detail what you have done for Armenia and Artsakh, talking about your choice, your firm will to remain Armenian and be faithful to it until the end.

How I wish that energy would somehow miraculously give you strength, and you would overcome this ordeal. Honestly, I don’t have many words… I just know that you made a very difficult decision — and you did it not only for your own dignity, but also for the defense of the Republic of Armenia. May your struggle succeed, may the door to freedom open…”