View from Moscow: The war unleashed by Baku and Ankara created a  favorable environment for the recognition of Artsakh

ArmInfo. The war unleashed by Baku and Ankara created a favorable environment for the recognition of Artsakh and for the unrecognized republic's transition into the  group of partially recognized states. Chief Researcher of the IMEMO  RAS,  President of the Scientific Society of Caucasian Studies  Alexander Krylov expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

"Until now, Armenia has not recognized the independence of Artsakh  considering possible problems in the international arena,  complications in the negotiation process, negative reaction of the  OSCE Minsk Group, aggravation of the situation in the conflict zone.  However, the military actions initiated by Turkey and Azerbaijan put  an end to all previous agreements on ceasefire. This completely  destroyed the negotiation process on the peaceful settlement of the  conflict, " he stressed.

Due to this very war initiated by Turkey and Azerbaijan, most of the  obstacles to the recognition of Artsakh, according to the political  scientist, have lost their relevance. At the same time, a more  favorable situation was created for its transition to the category of  partially recognized states: Abkhazia, South Ossetia, the Turkish  Republic of Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, etc.

According to Krylov's forecasts, the possibility of recognizing the  independence of Artsakh will very soon become the subject of  discussion of the National Assembly of Armenia. The optimal decision  will be made based on the discussion and analysis of all the positive  and negative consequences of such recognition.

At the same time, the Russian political scientist believes that the  recognition of the independence of Artsakh can lead to the settlement  of the conflict with Azerbaijan only if recognized by all UN members.   At the same time, he noted with regret that the future prospects of  the South Caucasus will most likely be determined by the results of  the current war on the Karabakh front.  Starting at 07:10 am on  September 27, the settlements, as well as the military units of the  Republic of Artsakh, were subjected to intensive artillery and rocket  fire by the Azerbaijani army. After that, the enemy's motorized rifle  and tank subunits launched an offensive in the northern and  southeastern directions. At the moment, the units of the Artsakh army  are fighting, repelling the attacks of the enemy.  There are dozens  of wounded among the peaceful population of Artsakh, three civilians. 

The Defense Army lost 80 fighters. Losses of the enemy are not  published, however, according to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia,  their number reached 800. In one direction in Karvachar, the enemy's  attack ended in the loss of 180 soldiers. Over the entire period of  the offensive operation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Artsakh  Defense Army destroyed 72 drones, 7 helicopters and 1 aircraft. Also,  137 armored vehicles and 82 vehicles were knocked out.