Armenian top lawmaker slams Russian TV figures as “fantastic creatures”

Alen Simonyan, Speaker of Armenia’s parliament, sharply criticized Russian media figures Vladimir Solovyov and Margarita Simonyan after sharing a fragment of a Russian television broadcast featuring the two commentators.

As Caliber.Az reports, Simonyan posted the clip on the social media platform X, describing the pair as “fantastic creatures.”

Воистину фантастические твари pic.twitter.com/3oM7sYxJoK

— Alen Simonyan (@alensimonyan) May 25, 2026

The remarks came amid continuing criticism of Armenia and its leadership by Margarita Simonyan, who has repeatedly targeted the country’s current government and its citizens in public statements.

In earlier comments, Simonyan suggested sending bread and wheat to Armenia so that people would stop eating mushrooms, which she claimed were causing them to make “wrong” decisions.

She also stated that she thanked God for not being a citizen of the Republic of Armenia.

By Vafa Guliyeva