Zhirinovsky voices what the Kremlin keeps in mind

Baku/03.08.21/Turan: Russia's Charge d'Affaires in Baku was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, and was handed a note of protest. The reason is the comments of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Deputy of the State Duma of Russia on July 30 on the air of the “Komsomolskaya Pravda” radio station, containing threats against the Azerbaijani state, and statements addressed to the country's leadership. Zhirinovsky said that Russia should return to all territories of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, since the South Caucasus is a zone of Russian influence.

Adressing the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, he said that Aliyev understands very well that he may lose his post. According to Zhirinovsky, if US President Joe Biden wants, Aliyev will be “overthrown within two weeks,” and only Russia can save him.

“We said the dear leader of Azerbaijan: Ilham, your father Heydar Aliyev was a great and wise man. Wonderful, I knew him. Therefore, Ilham, you will have the territory you want, but no one has the right to look askance at any Russian soldier!" - said the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.

It has long become an axiom: Zhirinovsky voices what the Kremlin keeps in mind. What does Russia want to achieve from Azerbaijan, on what issue can it not agree?

Political observer Nasimi Mammadli will try to find an answer to this question in the "Difficult Question" program.

At first glance, there are no special problems between Azerbaijan and Russia. On the contrary, relations between the leaders of the two countries can be described as the warmest in the post-Soviet space; but there are problems.

Russia is striving for Azerbaijan to be represented in the unions under the influence of Russia. These are CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) and EurAsEC (Eurasian Economic Community). True, the Russian leadership did not directly come out with such appeals, however, politicians and well-known political scientists have repeatedly expressed considerations about the desirability of Azerbaijan's participation in these organizations.

Of course, there are differences of opinion on the Karabakh issue as well. Russia understands that Georgia is lost for it. The majority of the population of Georgia is anti-Russian, and the government of this country is pro-Western. Very important agreements have been signed between Georgia and the EU, cooperation between them is deepening, and steps are being taken towards integration with NATO.

Armenia follows the same path. In the Armenian society, there is a serious distrust of Russia, anger. The Armenians were convinced that the Russians should fight side by side with them against Azerbaijan. However, the 44-day war left no stone unturned in this confidence. Nikol Pashinyan's government is also pro-Western.

The Kremlin realizes that after the loss of Georgia and Armenia, Azerbaijan will be next. Therefore, they think that if at some stage in Armenia there are any problems for the military base, then, strategically, the most advantageous place for redeployment is obviously Karabakh.

Russia's behavior after the trilateral statement of November 10 unequivocally testifies that it is not interested in a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh issue. Its actions do not bring the peace closer, but, on the contrary, move away from the peace.

The peace is contraindicated for the presence of Russia in the region. –0—