Panorama, Armenia
July 30 2011

The Moscow Times: If war breaks, Russia will back Armenia

`The Moscow Times’ published a story by Peter Rutland titled `War
clouds gathering again in the Caucasus’ which refers to the conflict
of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Already deadlocked for years, Peter Rutland writes, the peace
negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan hit a brick wall on June
24 in Kazan.

The main factor preventing a war is that none of the great powers want
to see a resumption of hostilities. If war were to break out, Russia
would probably back Armenia because it must be seen as standing up for
its main ally in the region.

The mere threat of Russian intervention serves as a deterrent to
Turkey entering the war in support of Azerbaijan.