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Turkish President R. Erdogan, declaring Ankara's readiness to jointly with Moscow to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, "as the issues were resolved in Syria," in fact, invites Russian leader V. Putin to exclude the European Union from among the actors in the South Caucasus. At the same time, he stressed that both Russia and Turkey are making efforts to achieve peace.
There is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, both Armenia and Azerbaijan want peace, but each on their own terms. Ankara, which actively supports Baku not only morally, but also technically, wants peace on Azerbaijani terms, while Moscow is in favor of an immediate cessation of hostilities and negotiations. In this case, the Kremlin, unwillingly, is playing along with Yerevan. According to an expert assessment, in order to make up for the losses of the Armenian army, so that the armed forces of this country hold out for another 10-15 days, they must be provided with assistance in the amount of at least 2-3 billion dollars. But under the current circumstances, no one will give that kind of money.
If in the coming weeks the parties cease fighting in order to "freeze" the conflict again, the key moment of the negotiations will be Turkey's attempts to secure the participation of its peacekeepers in one form or another. For Russia, analysts say, this is not a fundamental contradiction, but for the current leadership of Armenia, it is unacceptable. A practical solution to the problem of forming peacekeeping forces to work in the zone of the Karabakh conflict will become fundamental for the further development of Russian-Armenian relations, and for the Moscow-Ankara dialogue, and for strengthening Russia's prestige in the region.
There was there are a lot of advertised and non-advertised mutually beneficial deals between Moscow and Ankara. Despite the fact that both countries have many contradictions, there are no less common reasons for cooperation. Will they be able to agree this time?