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Pуски предсједник Владимир Путин рекао је да споразум, чији је потписник и Москва, треба да отвори пут за трајно политичко рјешење сукоба у којима су убијене хиљаде људи, расељене десетине хиљада и који је пријетио да изазове већи рат.
Међутим Јермени, према писању Марка Галеотија са Ројал јунајтид сервисис института овог пута Русе не гледају као спасице. Галеоти пише да мада Русија има улогу миротворца, важно је нагласити да овај ангажман представља додатни терет за њену војску и финансије. Споразум јој пружа улогу у геополитици региона, али не треба заборавити да је ријеч о дијелу свијета у којем је донедавно било незамисливо да њена доминација буде доведена у питање.

Галеоти за „Москоу тајмс“ пише да споразум у Нагорно Карабаху није толико знак успјеха за Кремљ колико управљање падом, јер Русија није имала политичке и војне снаге да дјелује брже и одлучније, све и да је хтјела. Реакција Москве на обарање њеног хеликоптера на територији Јерменије на много начина демонстрира слабљење воље Москве и њених капацитета да очува своје претензије.

Галеотија та ситуација подсјећа на одговор Русије када је Турска оборила њен бомбардер у Сирији 2015. Како би казнио Турску, Кремљ је увео санкције у покушају да „замаскира слабост“. На крају предсједник Турске Реџеп Тајип Ердоган је упутио саочешће, пажљиво срочено да не буде извињење. Ипак, Кремљ је одлучио да се прави да је то извињење и санкције су укинуте, пише колумниста „Москоу тајмса“

Слично томе, овог пута руско министарство иностраних послова је изразило задовољство што је Баку одмах признао кривицу и због тога што ће бити спроведена оперативна истрага инцидента. Другим ријечима то питање је завршено, а двојица страдалих пилота неће бити освећена, пише Галеоти. То, према његовом мишљењу, није понашање самоувјереног хегемона већ управљање падом од стране Русије која је у регионалном смислу снажних капацитета, слабе воље и покушава да извуче најбоље из ситуације а притом разочарава своје савезнике.

Степанакерт 11.11 pic.twitter.com/2Xn5IXTPvX

— M:ara (@gfr_lotzh) November 11, 2020

Maps of #Russia peacekeeper/observation posts in #NagornoKarabakh publishes in the Russian language (we will provide an English version a bit later) (1)

1. https://t.co/g9cvwfx8Ys#azerbaijan #armenia pic.twitter.com/SC9ZoROEoW

— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) November 11, 2020

Spoiler:

Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has detained former NSS director and leader of the Motherland Party Artur Vanetsyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan, Republican Party spokesperson Eduard Sharmazanov, and former vice-speaker Ara Sahakyan. pic.twitter.com/vJrUbOKwv6

— OC Media (@OCMediaorg) November 11, 2020

Answering a question about the Armenian population living in Nagorno-Karabakh, the diplomat [Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu] noted that the Azerbaijani side had never aimed to expel the Armenian population from Nagorno-Karabakh, emphasizing that President Ilham Aliyev had repeatedly said so. But at the same time," Bulbuloglu said, "Azerbaijan will never allow separatist phenomena on its territory again. It is unambiguously the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and it will live according to Azerbaijani laws. "Citizens of Armenian nationality who want to return to Nagorno-Karabakh and live and work peacefully can stay. But if one of them takes up arms once again, they will be treated as terrorists. They must understand that they will live by the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Separatism is a big evil. If you give it a chance, many countries in Europe will suffer from it. Azerbaijan, like Russia, is a multinational and multi-confessional country", P. Bulbuloglu stated.

ARMENIA'S PRIME MINISTER IS LIVE:

1. Signing this sad document, I knew that I was under threat not only politically, but also physically, but it was more important for me to save the lives of 25 thousand of our soldiers - Pashinyan 
2. Why I resign in order not to sign this document? This would be desertion and an attempt to leave a difficult situation to another leader - Pashinyan 
3. This document does not imply a meaningful solution to the Karabakh conflict. This document is about ending the war in Karabakh. The Karabakh conflict was not resolved then, and it is not resolved now - Pashinyan 
4. The President of Karabakh and I did not provide full information about the lamentable situation, so as not to cause panic - Pashinyan 
5. We have all done everything to preserve every centimeter of Karabakh. We fought against three armies. But, unfortunately, we could not fully support our army - Pashinyan 
6. Yes, the signed document is very bad for Armenia, but one shouldn't make it worse - Pashinyan 
7. Russian peacekeepers will ensure the safety of the residents of Karabakh throughout the territory. They will ensure the stability of the road connection between Stepanakert and Yerevan - Pashinyan 
8. Our task is to ensure stability in the country. We will not let the representatives of the former government create chaos in the country. We have a future. We must draw conclusions and understand mistakes - Pashinyan 
9. We must create a powerful Armenia - Pashinyan 
10. The problem is that the most important function of the commander is to set a task for the soldier. But when a soldier can't influence further events in any way, it's no longer the soldier who must die,but the motherland must make sacrifices for the sake of the soldier's life. 
11. That is why I signed this infamous treaty. I preferred the life of 25 thousand soldiers over my career and my life - Pashinyan 
12. Why didn't I consult with the people before signing the document? For a very simple reason. If I communicated with the public in that case I had to publicly and honestly present the objective situation, which meant providing detailed information to the enemy as well. 
13. A detailed plan of encircling our soldiers in the amount of 25 thousand people in a matter of hours - Pashinyan 
14. They talk about the surrender of Meghri. This is absolute nonsense. All we are talking about is the opening of regional transport communications - Pashinyan 
15. The roads from Azerbaijan to Nakhichevan, at the same time the road from Yerevan to the Syunik through Nakhichevan is unblocked - Pashinyan 
16. Residents of those territories of Karabakh, which remained under the control of the Armenian forces and where Russian peacekeepers will be, should return to their homes as soon as possible - Pashinyan 
17. The authorities of Armenia and Artsakh will do everything possible to restore what was destroyed as a result of the war and create all the conditions for life - Pashinyan 
18. Armenia continues to insist on international recognition of the independence of Karabakh - Pashinyan 
19. The issue of the status of Karabakh is of fundamental importance now. Recognition of Artsakh's independence remains a priority. In fact, now there are more compelling reasons for the international recognition of Artsakh - Pashinyan 

Important points from the interview in the thread below:

1. This is a joint statement, not an agreement - Pashinyan in an interview with the Public TV Channel of Armenia
2. The main factor in signing the joint statement is that if I had not signed it, Stepanakert would have been captured, and 20-30 thousand soldiers would have been surrounded - Pashinyan 
3. You ask why I didn’t discuss this with parliament or someone else. The decision had to be made in a matter of hours - Pashinyan

(N.B. Armenia has a parliamentary system) 
4. This is a document not about land surrender, but about preserving what was possible to preserve - Pashinyan 
5. We can tear this document up and throw it. But you need to think about the consequences. I have not heard about proposed ways of rejecting this document - Pashinyan 
6. Now the discussion as such is just about to begin, and this discussion is of a diplomatic nature. It will in fact last for a long time - Pashinyan 
7. The war showed that the army needed more special forces - Pashinyan 
8. I clearly state that Russia's position on Karabakh has not changed over the past 4.5 years. That is, Russia's position is now the same as it was 4.5 years ago. I say this officially. The relations between Russia and Armenia did not influence this position - Pashinyan 
9. There are many myths around the fall of Shushi. For example, when we knew about the loss of Shushi, I was given information that 50 of our fighters are still there. I asked to find the contact of the informant and then it turned out that he was in Stepanakert, not Shushi - NP 
10. After the fall of the city, there were two attempts to retake it. One unsuccessful, the other successful and our units has entered the city and settled inside. But they did not reach to success - Pashinyan 
11. We still had to yield something else if not Shushi to stop the hostilities - Pashinyan 
12. The destroyed houses in the territories that have remained with us will be restored, investments will be made, conditions for a good life created. There will be no road communication problems between Armenia and Karabakh. Roads will be safe thanks to Rus. peacekeepers - NP 
13. Russian peacekeepers have been deployed to ensure the safety of life in Karabakh - Pashinyan 
14. The main task now is to ensure internal stability in the country - Pashinyan 
15. Our army and state must change institutionally - Pashinyan 
16. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV/drones) and mobile groups won this war - Pashinyan 
17. The military-industrial complex and high technologies should become the leading sphere of our economy - Pashinyan 
18. The change of power in a democratic country has specific mechanisms - Pashinyan on his resignation 
19. The signed document does not imply the opening of borders with Turkey - Pashinyan 
20. We want alternative roads to Russia and a railroad with Iran: Pashinyan on what the signed document can give the Armenian side 
-end- 

As Armenians were abandoning areas in & around #Karabakh, we saw one Armenian family burning down their home, so that no Azerbaijani could move into it. A peace deal may have ended war, but the hatred keeps burning. Our report for @BBCNews @BBCWorld Producer @BBCWillVernon pic.twitter.com/tkONb6fBMW

— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) November 12, 2020

Azerbaijanis Disrespecting An Armenian Church In Occupied Artsakh, Standing On The Cross They Broke, Praising Allah. pic.twitter.com/JXzsSShOO6

— Zartonk Media (@ZartonkMedia) November 14, 2020