The deployment of Russian peacekeepers on the Armenian-Azerbaijani front in Nagorno-Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh) restores Russia to the region and transforms both the Republic of Artsakh and Armenia into a new type of depends on Russia.
At the same time, the development of the Russian peacekeeping force in the Eastern part of the Republic of Artsakh, enables Russia to gain full control of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will start operating at the end of 2020.
by Thanos S. Chonthrogiannis
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This gas pipeline starts from the area of the capital of Azerbaijan (Baku), crosses the country and passes a little east of the Republic of Artsakh, continuing to Georgia, passes through Turkey and from there through Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea ends in Italy. continued in Central and Western Europe.
In this way, the EU, which already supplies 1/3 of its energy needs from Russia, continues to depend on it to an even greater extent.
Turkey, of course, will also benefit, given that it actively participated in the Nagorno-Karabakh war in support of the “brotherly” state of Azerbaijan (please read the analysis titled “The Geopolitical Benefits of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey from the Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh“).
Now everything is becoming clear about who and why started this war, about who and why got involved and who the moral perpetrators are and of course who ultimately benefits from this war.
The loser of war, who of course is the long-suffering Armenia, pays for the fact that the Nikol Panishyan government of Armenia was looking at the West politically, economically and militarily.
Russia, which is a fan and supporter of spheres of influence, has taken advantage of the political instability in the United States and its withdrawal from the Middle East, and by acting appropriately has managed to exploit the vacuum of influence that has been created in its favor.
