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Azerbaijan Starts the War
Haikazn Ghahriyan, Editor-in-Chief
Comments - 04 January 2015, 01:48
In the morning of January 3 when Armenia was officially a member of
the Eurasian Union, Azerbaijan launched two actions in the Armenian
direction, killing two and wounding one.
In December Azerbaijan again boosted tension at the border. In
addition, the northeast of Armenia was under intensive firing on New
Year's eve. On those days the agreement on membership of Armenia to
the Eurasian Economic Union was being signed and ratified, and on
December 23 the EEU summit was being held in Moscow.
The summit in Moscow was marked by the following: Putin announced that
CSTO national armies would be connected to the Russian defense system,
which means that the armies will be managed by Moscow. In other words,
CSTO countries appear in the area of Russia's security mandate.
During this meeting Putin announced that CSTO member states should be
ready for military actions in Central Asia and the Caucasus. After
NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan the "burden" of responsibility for
this region falls heavily on Russia. The national armies of CSTO are
seen as a resource for the next war.
The point is that it is clear to everyone except the Armenians that
Russia is not capable of acting as a guarantor of security and
implementing such objectives for its "allies". Since only the
Armenians fail to understand this, this feature of Russia's will be
especially intensive in Armenia's direction. Armenia joined the EEU
referring to security and will experience the whole bitterness of
"security". There is even some mysticism in this in a historical
perspective.
Russia annexed Armenia in its projects through its agents in Armenia,
as well as Azerbaijan and Turkey which did not wish Armenia's
membership to the Euro-Atlantic organizations either. Russia has armed
Azerbaijan for the latter to attack Armenia, and those attacks were
many in 2014.
This is Azerbaijan's commitment in Russian-Azerbaijani agreements.
Those attacks were thwarted because the Armenian army was capable of
sovereign decisions and defeated Azerbaijan. And now Azerbaijan again
wants to check whether the resolutions of December 23 may change the
state of play in the conflict area.
Azerbaijan is preparing to carry out most of Moscow's conditions as
its relationship with the West has got complicated and it has been
"blocked" there. For its part, Moscow intends to strip Armenia of its
sovereignty altogether with the help of Azerbaijan and Turkey and make
it part of it. It is not accidental that recently Putin has been
"forgetting" about Armenia in its speeches.
Two obstacles are left on the way to depriving Armenia of its
sovereignty: Karabakh and the Armenian army. There is no doubt that
attacks on Karabakh will continue and intensify. Karabakh is
historically stuck in the "throat" of the Russian empire, and somehow
the destiny of this empire depends on Karabakh. It seems absurd but it
is not more absurd than the policy of the Russian empire. Besides,
Karabakh is the case when the Armenians won not just without the
Russians but in spite of the Russians.
They have already set out against the army through the resolution of
December 23. Azerbaijan will assume "responsibility" for Karabakh,
especially that Armenia within the EEU is limited in its actions,
including regarding Karabakh.
Azerbaijan must be punished within its own territory. This is the only
thing that influences Azerbaijan's policy. Border incidents and
victims do not produce such an effect, only actions performed in its
territory do. In addition, capturing its territories must be among
such actions.
Karabakh is not an EEU member and does not have any international and
"Eurasian" commitments. Karabakh's actions will be in line with the
international politics because Azerbaijan has appeared outside this
logic within the orbit of the Russian policy.
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Haikazn Ghahriyan, Editor-in-Chief
Comments - 04 January 2015, 01:48
In the morning of January 3 when Armenia was officially a member of
the Eurasian Union, Azerbaijan launched two actions in the Armenian
direction, killing two and wounding one.
In December Azerbaijan again boosted tension at the border. In
addition, the northeast of Armenia was under intensive firing on New
Year's eve. On those days the agreement on membership of Armenia to
the Eurasian Economic Union was being signed and ratified, and on
December 23 the EEU summit was being held in Moscow.
The summit in Moscow was marked by the following: Putin announced that
CSTO national armies would be connected to the Russian defense system,
which means that the armies will be managed by Moscow. In other words,
CSTO countries appear in the area of Russia's security mandate.
During this meeting Putin announced that CSTO member states should be
ready for military actions in Central Asia and the Caucasus. After
NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan the "burden" of responsibility for
this region falls heavily on Russia. The national armies of CSTO are
seen as a resource for the next war.
The point is that it is clear to everyone except the Armenians that
Russia is not capable of acting as a guarantor of security and
implementing such objectives for its "allies". Since only the
Armenians fail to understand this, this feature of Russia's will be
especially intensive in Armenia's direction. Armenia joined the EEU
referring to security and will experience the whole bitterness of
"security". There is even some mysticism in this in a historical
perspective.
Russia annexed Armenia in its projects through its agents in Armenia,
as well as Azerbaijan and Turkey which did not wish Armenia's
membership to the Euro-Atlantic organizations either. Russia has armed
Azerbaijan for the latter to attack Armenia, and those attacks were
many in 2014.
This is Azerbaijan's commitment in Russian-Azerbaijani agreements.
Those attacks were thwarted because the Armenian army was capable of
sovereign decisions and defeated Azerbaijan. And now Azerbaijan again
wants to check whether the resolutions of December 23 may change the
state of play in the conflict area.
Azerbaijan is preparing to carry out most of Moscow's conditions as
its relationship with the West has got complicated and it has been
"blocked" there. For its part, Moscow intends to strip Armenia of its
sovereignty altogether with the help of Azerbaijan and Turkey and make
it part of it. It is not accidental that recently Putin has been
"forgetting" about Armenia in its speeches.
Two obstacles are left on the way to depriving Armenia of its
sovereignty: Karabakh and the Armenian army. There is no doubt that
attacks on Karabakh will continue and intensify. Karabakh is
historically stuck in the "throat" of the Russian empire, and somehow
the destiny of this empire depends on Karabakh. It seems absurd but it
is not more absurd than the policy of the Russian empire. Besides,
Karabakh is the case when the Armenians won not just without the
Russians but in spite of the Russians.
They have already set out against the army through the resolution of
December 23. Azerbaijan will assume "responsibility" for Karabakh,
especially that Armenia within the EEU is limited in its actions,
including regarding Karabakh.
Azerbaijan must be punished within its own territory. This is the only
thing that influences Azerbaijan's policy. Border incidents and
victims do not produce such an effect, only actions performed in its
territory do. In addition, capturing its territories must be among
such actions.
Karabakh is not an EEU member and does not have any international and
"Eurasian" commitments. Karabakh's actions will be in line with the
international politics because Azerbaijan has appeared outside this
logic within the orbit of the Russian policy.
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