Putin: Armenia not recognizing Artsakh was ‘a significant factor’

It is highly unlikeky that any of this is true. I highly doubt Russia would have welcomed a recognition of Artsakh. Putin would have simply said: no country recognized Artsakh except Armenia which included not only Artsakh but the adjacent territories as well, and this provoked Azerbaijan. The game is simple, he is trying to claim that we have made mistakes which is not true, maybe recognition of Artsakh would have been better in a way but it is highly unlikely that it would have made the result of the last war any different. People should know something, Russia wanted this. It knew about the attack, there is no way Turkey gave this massive support to Azerbaijan without the Russians agreeing on it. The balance of power changed and Azerbaijan has become important and so Russia had to put its military on the ground to take control. One might wonder, will Russia have a different approach if we recognized Artsakh now? Azerbaijan and Turkey will call it provocation and Russia will condemn the move, plain and simple. Talking about Shushi is also a joke, Pashinyan called for Russian peacekeepers in October when Shushi was secured, Russia back then said all sides have to agree on this. Which means Russia decidedbto wait until Azerbaijan fulfills its task. Enough talk about the past, we have done nothing as a nation except talk about what could have happened and what could have been. The deal has been made, let us work, make a great economy and a great military, then Russia will love to support us back. Plain and simple.

I don’t understand this article, without knowing hard facts it becomes speculation. Why would I believe a fraud like Putin? Russia has been a hypocrite against Armenia for the past century, there is zero indication that anything is different now.

Before 2020, 2016 was the key year. Both times Russia knew of any attack, was there any warning, preparations, support, solidarity, etc for Armenians? NO! For the past 30 years, all we got from “ally” Russia was the same as any other international response when Azerbaijan committed acts of war and violence: the false equivalency of “both sides need to stop”. However, if it had been Armenia instigating such acts, both the international community and Russia would have come down hard on Armenia. Throughout that period of 30 years, only the nation of Cyprus who is powerless to help Armenia ever bravely expressed outright support and solidarity with Armenia.

I do not believe that “it was OK with Russia is Armenia had recognized Artsakh”. Putin is just claiming that now to save face for its blatant and outright treachery against Armenia. If it had been OK with Russia, Armenia would have recognized Artsakh long ago.

Putin even reveals his own fraud by talking about Crimea, Ossetia and Abkhazia and, laughably, “international law”. When it came to Russia, “international law” was nowhere to be seen. When it came to Armenia, as always, suddenly “international law” is a thing. Even here, Putin conveniently and deliberately avoids the principle of Self-Determination which is also “international law”. Oh and by the way, was it part of “international law” to violate Armenia’s own sovereignty and territory to give Turks/Azeris a road through Armenia? TOTAL FRAUD!

One has to be very gullible to believe that Russia “had no idea about this war”, and that now “tragically we must sign an agreement”. This whole thing was scripted by Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and the “Armenian”-“Government”, and possibly oil and energy interests were at play here, to the detriment of who else, Armenia, as always. I believe our fighters in Artsakh before I believe any lying scumbag politician whether from Armenia or Russia. Before this “war” was over, a lot of talk was going on about “dirty politics” on the ground, and all of it proved to be true.