Baku/01.04.22/Turan: The Russian-Ukrainian war has been going on for 37 days. This morning, two helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force launched a missile attack on a large oil depot in the Russian border city of Belgorod. As a result of the strikes, a strong fire broke out at the base.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Russian troops are being withdrawn from the northern part of the Kiev region to the border with Belarus. The US military says the Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Chernihiv, Izyum and Donbass are under threat. Russian air strikes are expected in this direction.
Georgia decided to join Western financial sanctions against Russia after the South Ossetian separatist leader announced they would hold a referendum on joining Russia in the coming weeks. President Salome Zurabishvili stated this on CNN yesterday.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Ossetian soldiers who were taken to Ukraine from the 4th Russian military base in South Ossetia refused to fight and fled. When will the Russian-Ukrainian war end? Can the war spread to other countries?
Political commentator Zardusht Alizadeh answers all these questions in the “Difficult Question” program.
According to him, negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, ie. the process of diplomatic settlement of the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, will sooner or later have some result.
"It's unavoidable. All wars end in peace sooner or later,” Alizade said. According to him, the infliction of artillery, missile and air strikes by Russia on the cities and villages of Ukraine is by no means evidence of its strength. As for the timing of the end of the war, then, according to the political scientist, it depends on the determination of the West.
“I do not support NATO intervention in this war. This will only increase the scale of hostilities. However, NATO must provide Ukraine with the types of weapons that its army needs,” Alizade said.
According to him, the refusal of US President Joe Biden to transfer MIG-29 aircraft to Ukraine is devoid of common sense. “Biden motivates his decision by the fact that Putin, having become enraged, will unleash a thermonuclear war. But, after all, Biden handed over to Ukraine man-portable anti-tank missile systems designed to destroy armored vehicles and low-flying low-speed Javelin targets, with the help of which the Ukrainian military destroyed 600 tanks and almost 2 thousand infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. And what? Did Putin use nuclear weapons? Not! Why, then, the transfer of aircraft should lead to nuclear war? Strange logic!” said Alizade.
In his opinion, if the West provided the Ukrainian army, which courageously resists Russian aggression, effective assistance, it would bring the defeat of Russia closer.
“But, unfortunately, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz are weak politicians. It looks like only Boris Johnson has enough courage to take a principled position and help Ukraine,” the political scientist believes.
He is convinced that if they do not interfere with the Ukrainian army, do not stop it halfway, then it will win. –0—
Difficult question
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Müxalifət növbədənkənar parlament seçkilərinə hazırdırmı?
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On June 21, the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) proposed to President Ilham Aliyev the holding of early parliamentary elections. This proposal has stirred political debate within the country. Arif Hajily, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Musavat party, voiced his criticisms during the "Difficult Question" program. He labeled the decision to extend the quarantine as "absurd" and unfounded, arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a threat. Hajily pointed out that many countries have long since lifted their quarantine measures and reopened borders, and he believes that continuing to enforce such restrictions harms Azerbaijani society and reflects authoritarian governance.
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The Milli Majlis, Azerbaijan's parliament, has requested President Ilham Aliyev to schedule early parliamentary elections, originally planned for November, due to the upcoming international events in the country. This decision was made following a proposal by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) on June 20, highlighting the logistical challenges of hosting both the parliamentary elections and the COP 29 conference in November.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed to prepare a new draft Constitution by the end of 2026, the Armenian service of “Radio Azatutyun” reported. It is noted that Pashinyan made this decision against the background of Azerbaijan's ongoing demand to change the Constitution of Armenia.: "Before the decision was made, the Council of Constitutional Reforms, established in 2022, was preparing a draft of constitutional amendments. The initial version of the concept was sent to the government in January 2024. Pashinyan has now instructed to prepare a new draft Constitution. The decision clearly mentions the expression "new Constitution" instead of "Amendments to the Constitution".
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