... will be forced to make unfounded concessions so that Azerbaijan could join the EEU. The implication is that Moscow does not intend to force any country into the EEU and to turn it into a “Soviet pioneers” organization. If the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is not settled, Azerbaijan will not be able to become a full-fledged member of the EEU. This is why Moscow insists that the countries move to a compromise discussion via negotiations in bilateral or trilateral format.
Baku and Yerevan often attempt to view Russia’s policy only through the prism of “what is my advantage?” ...
... the positive imagine of Russia among Armenian society (e.g. the dynamics of military-technical cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan and Moscow's role in maintaining the ceasefire regime in Nagorno-Karabakh).
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Sergei Markedonov:
Russia – Learning from Armenia
Electric Maydan per se was ... ... cooperation
. As such, Armenia buys natural gas and oil from Russia at preferential prices. After Armenia's accession to the EEU, duties on natural gas, oil products and raw diamonds delivered from Russia were abolished; as a result, Armenia can save ...
... their Armenian colleagues. Second, since January 2, 2015 Yerevan has been an official member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
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. Third, Moscow plays a very important role in the process of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. Western diplomats and experts more often criticize Russia for “freezing” rather than seeking to solve this long-festering conflict
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. We should bear in mind, however, that however passive Russia may be, neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia, which are directly involved in the ethno-political confrontation, have demonstrated any inclination to ...
