When Putin, Aliyev, Pashinyan, or Macron say something, we should consider that they are political figures. And a profession like that does not envisage love, remorse, or fairness. Their speeches reflect their and their countries interests.
Putin’s words in the Valda forum are not displays of love or sympathy towards anyone. He expressed his disturbance about the Armenian leader being prone to accepting the “Western” version of the Peace Treaty. He warned that it unequivocally fixes Artsakh’s inclusion in Azerbaijan with no status. Putin, of course, had avoided the circumstance that, on the other hand, the “Russian” version supposes Russian control over the Azerbaijan-Nakhijevan route. It is hard to state which version is worse: the devil, as we know, is in the details. And the details, I suppose, are only known to Pashinyan, who needs to make the decision.
Some people ask: isn’t it possible not to arrive at a decision or delay the issue, as Azerbaijan did successfully in 1994? I think in this case those long delays are not possible.
The situation, of course, is complicated, and the decision is tough. The worst thing you can do in this situation is to agree to both alternatives and refuse one of the versions while talking to the other. It is a frivolous behavior that will result in both sides stopping trusting us.
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It is expected that after the meeting in Sochi, the governmental propagandists will announce that the “Russian-Turkish alliance” is offering something terrible to Armenia, but our Prime Minister heroically rejects it. After that Pashinyan will go to some European country, meet with Aliyev with the mediacy of Charles Michel, and the same propagandists will exclaim: “That’s it, we are saved”.
Afterward, Putin will make a speech with concealed threats… And so on.
If such behavior wasn’t fraught with the resumption of war, that tactic could have been called “cunning”.
Aram ABRAHAMYAN
