“As a co-chairing country, Russia officially remains as a supporter of the settlement within the OSCE Minsk Group. However, Russian analysts admit what officially is not announced: the settlement will quickly lead to the withdrawal of Russia from the South Caucasus. It is obvious that Russia has a dual, if not triple, role. Being a mediator, it also considers the region a temporarily detached part of the “Russian world” and is also the main supplier of weapons to both Armenia and Azerbaijan (and continuing the partnership with Azerbaijan in this sphere, also the direct responsible for the recent escalation of the situation and the possible future consequences).
Russia will continue to exploit the conflict driven from its interests,” said columnist of “Jamestown Foundation” Armen Grigoryan, referring to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s statement that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries are against moving the Karabakh issue to other platforms.
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