A View from Moscow: It is not possible to identify Russia`s weak positions in the Caucasus
ArmInfo.To determine the Caucasian agenda alone, Russia is not allowed quite weak positions in the Caucasus. A similar opinion was expressed by ArmInfo scientist of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, political scientist Alexander Skakov.
"Of course, in the next five years, it will be Russia's position that will be conditioned quite a lot around the Karabakh settlement, and yet this position is by no means the only determining factor of the regional agenda.In the region, after all, there are other very important geopolitical, including global players: the US, EU, Iran and Turkey, "the political scientist said.
In this light, Skakov stressed the role of Azerbaijan, which is trying to pursue an independent political line with a priority orientation towards Turkey. According to him, this is another reason not to consider Moscow as the only center of attraction in the South Caucasus.
Commenting on the place occupied by Armenia in these situations, the political scientist singled out Moscow's interest in maintaining stability in the country. According to his forecasts, stability in Armenia is the most likely scenario, however, due to the presence of a large stock of public confidence in the authorities. "It is the absence of such a large margin of confidence in the number of Other things seriously worry and Moscow. In this light, we are not bothered so much who will be in 2018 in the prime ministerial or presidential armchair, we are concerned about the preservation of stability in Armenia, "- summed up Skakov.