Stratfor. Armenia questioning its steadfast loyalty to RussiaDecember 2, 2016 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia came to question its steadfast loyalty to Russia when fighting with Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh erupted anew in April, a Stratfor article published Thursday, December 1 said. Azerbaijan on April 2 launched overt military offensive against Karabakh, during which hundreds were killed on both sides. The parties reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities on April 5. "The feud escalated perhaps in part because Russia was too distracted at the time with the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine to intervene," the article said. "If the West offers Moscow fewer challenges under new administrations in the United States and Europe, however, it will be in a better position to assert its authority as the dispute’s primary arbiter." Following the escalation in spring, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said the country wasn't happy with Russia selling arms to Azerbaijan. Moscow responded, in turn, that it will further sell arms to Baku as part of military cooperation. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |