ArmInfo.Sergey Markedonov, Leading Researcher of the Euro- Atlantic Security Center, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), said in an interview with ArmInfo that he is skeptical about the now popular descriptions of the present situation in Nagorno- Karabakh as a "second front" against Russia in the context of rather serious disagreements Yerevan and Baku had long before the Ukraine crisis.
ArmInfo.Armenia has to learn a bitter lesson, draw conclusions and be capable of transforming this bitter experience into success, Tigran Khzmalyan, Chairman of the European Party of Armenia (EPA), said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.Russia is staking its all in Ukraine. In any case, all of Moscow's recent steps are evidence thereof, Stepan Grigoryan, Head of the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. Amid the situation in and round Ukraine, the situation in the South Caucasus could well worsen, Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.The ongoing developments in Artsakh are an element of a serious geopolitical scheme against Russia, an integral part of the general geopolitical situation, Ruben Melkonyan, Professor of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University, said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. In case a decision is made on Armenia joining the Allied State as "nominal Tatarstan" or "nominal Buryatia", no one is going to inquire about Armenia's opinion, Stepan Safaryan, Head of the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (AIISA), said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's team could well organize a referendum on ways and prospects of settling the conflict with Azerbaijan. In any case, such a possibility could be considered now, Sergey Markedonov, Leading Researcher of the Euro-Atlantic Security Center, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.New military conflicts in the South Caucasus are not excluded at all. Today it seems that we can speak about it quite definitely. Russian political scientist, expert on the Caucasus Andrei Areshev, expressed such an opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.The slogans of the Armenian government about peace should be based on a clear and understandable program for everyone. Moreover, it should be understandable not only to the Armenian society and the people of Artsakh, but also to the international community. First Human Rights Defender of Armenia, human rights activist Larisa Alaverdyan, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.Hypothetical membership in the still hypothetical Union State will lead to the loss of not only Armenia's sovereignty, but also new territories. Leader of the "Republic" party, former Prime Minister of Armenia Aram Sargsyan, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.