ArmInfo.Recently, sentiments have grown in Russia that the confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan does not concern us, that this is not our war. Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said this during a discussion organized by the Union of Armenians of Russia.
According to the MP, in the Caucasus, Armenia should become a Russian Israel. The first Prime Minister of Armenia Vazgen Manukyan also stated this. "The question is also to what extent we are fulfilling our role in this matter, I believe that not in all cases," he said. Zatulin stressed that Turkey's appetites are constantly growing in the Caucasus. Moreover, there are contradictions between Moscow and Ankara. Turkey has not recognized Crimea and has contradictions with Russia in Syria
"In this regard, the talk that we should have equally good relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan cloud the reality. There are people in Russia, the same Maxim Shevchenko, who openly gloats over the defeat of the Armenians in the Artsakh war.
Do not misunderstand me, I am not calling to look for enemies of the people, but you need to know the people who are deceiving us. These people initially stated that Russia should not take part in the Karabakh events, but now they are jubilant over the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Artsakh," the MP noted.