Putin, Trump to decide `Zangezur corridor` fate under Israeli,  Turkish, Iranian pressure 

ArmInfo. Stanford University political science doctor Artur Khachikyan predicts a  discussion of a small new "Yalta", on a smaller scale, with a  possible outline of a new sphere of influence in Europe, the  Caucasus, the Middle East, Central Asia, and other regions after a  telephone conversation between Russian and US President Vladimir  Putin and Donald Trump.

The expert is confident that the news of Putin and Trump's meetings  means that peace talks on Ukraine may begin, which may stop the war  and end the bloodshed. He also does not rule out agreements on  general issues of European security and arms control.

"Trump will probably leave Ukraine and maybe Europe and continue to  implement his plans for the creation of Greater Israel, including the  deportation of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. His policy  will be subordinated to the interests of Israel. Israel's allies,  Turkey and Azerbaijan, will undoubtedly use his influence to put  pressure on Armenia and obtain the Zangezur corridor, the settlement  of Syunik by Azerbaijanis, and the gradual expulsion of Armenians  from the region, just as Trump proposes to do with the Palestinians,"  the political scientist is sure.

According to Khachikyan. Armenia will find itself on the negotiating  table as a victim, a pawn, a small, defenseless, third-rate ethnic  group, in which no one is interested, which will ask to be saved.  "And the countries on which its fate will depend will not have any  strategic interests in Armenia, and can make a choice in favor of its  enemies. Armenia has completely failed its policy with both Russia  and the United States. Armenia will have no leverage to protect  itself," the political scientist believes.

The expert emphasized that the "government" of Armenia has miserably  failed its policy in the United States, not creating any connections  with the Trump administration, appointing another incompetent person  to a vital post. "Armenia has no connections or leverage in  Washington. This became especially obvious after the failed visit of  the leader of this group to Washington, which no one noticed, which  no one met, which no one wrote about, there were no results, except  for a pathetic unofficial "selfie," " Khachikyan added.

He then drew attention to the fact that the current regime in Armenia  has completely failed its policy towards Russia, conducting rabid  anti-Russian propaganda for 7 years, doing everything possible to  help the pro-Turkish lobby in Moscow. The expert believes that  Armenia's fate will again be decided without its participation, and  it will wait in the corridor.

"Just like it was in 1878, in 1918, in the 1920s, when Western  Armenia, Cilicia, half of Eastern Armenia disappeared. And this time  Armenia will be on this table in the most weakened position, with an  incompetent, half-witted leadership, without a clear foreign policy,  without competent leaders. In the 1920s, playwrights, poets, and  infantile idealists were negotiating. In 2025, failed journalists,  uneducated, inexperienced, arrogant amateurs are negotiating. And our  fate will be decided in this situation. History does not change its  opinion of us," he continued.

Khachikyan believes that Putin and Trump, under pressure from Israel,  Turkey and Azerbaijan, will likely decide the fate of the so-called  "Zangezur corridor". The political scientist does not rule out that  Iran may be pressured to give in on this issue. "The fate of the  Caucasus will be discussed, one can hope that this will not lead to  the strengthening of Turkish influence, in alliance with Israel and  Azerbaijan. Or the transfer of Armenia under Turkish influence.  Having a government that has been pursuing a fierce anti-Russian  policy for 7 years, it will be difficult to hope for help from  Russia. And Trump's interests are Israel, Turkey and Azerbaijan, oil,  gas, rare elements, Greater Israel on the site of destroyed  Palestine," he noted in his post on the Telegram channel.

According to him, Iran will most likely be discussed, and with  Russia's help, a choice will be made in favor of peace talks,  limiting the nuclear program, and abandoning air strikes. "Russia can  exert a restraining influence on this issue. As for Ukraine, if it  cedes 4 districts and Crimea, the conflict will be frozen, and the  rest of Ukraine should be "neutralized." How long will it take until  the question of NATO membership arises again, until it is armed again  by the collective West and turned into an impregnable, heavily armed  bridgehead, until Western bases and nuclear weapons appear there, is  an open question. It took Hitler 18 years to rearm the Rhineland. It  took 10 years to break the promise given to Gorbachev. And all we can  do is wait for our fate to be decided. As always," Khachikyan  concluded.