ArmInfo. There are no particular analogies in the situation between the recognition of Donbass and Artsakh by Russia. In any case, I personally do not see them. Political scientist Stepan Danielyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
" The issue of the independence of Artsakh, its reorganization, should have been resolved even before the truce of 1994 is reached, at most even after that. The issue of the independence of Artsakh, its recognition, should have been resolved before the 1994 truce was reached, at most even after that. However, we missed the very real opportunities that existed at that time to achieve this recognition. And after the 44-day war, a completely different geopolitical reality has formed in our region. And the essence of the Artsakh issue has been transformed into completely different realities," he stressed.
The political scientist connects the last circumstance with the loss of actual control over Artsakh by Armenia. This is primarily due to Yerevan's loss of functions to ensure the security of Artsakh. And taking into account the provision of this security by Moscow, the geopolitical processes around Artsakh today are controlled by the Russian Federation, and not by Armenia. In this light, Danielyan noted that the very absence of any clear reaction from Yerevan to Moscow's recognition of the DPR and LPR is not surprising, since the leadership of Armenia has long been simply unable to respond to certain international events. The political scientist also stressed that the lack of reaction, the silence of the Armenian authorities is due to the fact that the country has actually lost its own sovereignty.
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LPR and the DPR. In addition, the Russian leader, the heads of the LPR and DPR Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed an agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, the agreements signed with the DPR and LPR allow the deployment of Russian military bases in the Donbass. However, this has not yet been discussed. In turn, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian authorities guarantee the security of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics in accordance with the agreements signed with them.