... prestige of Russia and the CSTO, or to risk a conflict with Azerbaijan. That’s why, from Moscow’s standpoint, it is necessary to maintain a balance between the parties in order to avoid an aggravation of the conflict. What’s more, arms supplies to Armenia as well as initiatives such as the establishment of a joint Russian–Armenian
military force
not only help maintain a balance in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but also bind Yerevan to Moscow with even closer ties and strengthen Moscow’s ...
... military-political and diplomatic development of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Theу are as follows:
A rather limited nature of success in arms during the April fighting notwithstanding, the Azerbaijani side not only hopes to get even, but its aspirations for a military ... ... at immediately after reaching a verbal agreement on a ceasefire (Moscow, April 5, 2016) by the chiefs of the General Staff of Armenia and Azerbaijan, with their Russian colleague acting as a mediator, are unlikely to be regarded as such political accomplishments....
... Russia and the United States are deeply engaged in the Nagorny Karabakh settlement, a conflict with Armenia does not appear likely. Moreover, a swift military operation is definitely out of the question.
At the same time, the drastically less affluent Armenia cannot afford an arms race with Azerbaijan. Yerevan seeks to invest its limited resources in upgrading certain weapons systems, apparently aiming to prevent a rapid Azerbaijani advance so that external actors could jump in, as well as to inflict unacceptable military ...
