Political analyst: In case of war, Russia will lose Armenia and Azerbaijan (video)
In recent years, the military arsenal of the Azerbaijani armed forces has been changing qualitatively. “Azerbaijan is purchasing new weapons and is already using artillery. But I must say that the military balance is maintained,” political analyst Sergey Minasyan said on September 11. Although in the 90s Azerbaijan received more arms from Russia as compared with Armenia, today we are buying military equipment from Russia at preferential terms. The political analyst points out that this situation is beneficial for Russia, because the country [Russia] is able influence both countries. Asked whether Russia will continue the same tactic in case of war, Mr Minasyan said, “If hostilities resume Russian cannot avoid intervention or else it will have serious geopolitical losses. Russia is well aware that its military base in Armenia which is to defend the borders of Armenia is important for us as long as it keeps us away from possible incursions by Turkey and Azerbaijan.” “In case of war, Russia will lose Armenia and its military base in Armenia because we shall not need Russia’s military presence in our country. They always avoid answering straightforwardly what they will do if the war resumes but they always say that they will do everything to prevent resumption of hostilities,” the political analyst added.
