ArmInfo.There are two tendencies around the Ukrainian war, that have already clearly manifested themselves. Professor of Political Science at YSU Faculty of International Relations Garik Keryan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
"Based on the fact that, as of today, actually, there is actually not a war between Ukraine and Russia, but a war between Russia and NATO in Ukraine, we have to state the fact that Ukraine has turned into an arena for experimenting with various types of weapons. First of all, the warring parties spend the remaining outdated arsenals since World War II," he said.
At the same time, according to the political scientist, the warring parties are also quite successfully testing weapons developed in recent decades in Ukraine, including the latest, ultra-modern types of weapons that are being tested in real combat conditions for the first time. Meanwhile, in the opinion of Keryan, such testing has its price and great importance from a commercial point of view in the world arms markets.
In this light, the political scientist recalled that after testing Israeli and Turkish UAVs in Artsakh, now their testing in Ukraine significantly contributes to the growth of demand in international arms markets. Thus, big money is made on Slavic blood. Keryan believes that this is exactly what explains the desire of the West not to allow the end of the war in Ukraine, as well as their regular encouragement of Ukrainian President Zelensky in order to keep him from negotiations with Moscow.
"The second tendencyis the deliberate weakening of the Astana format by Western strategists in order to further weaken Russia's position. In this light, the return to the failed Iran nuclear deal does not seem at all coincidental. A successful completion of the deal will allow the West to achieve a double effect. The lifting of sanctions against Iran will allow Tehran to restore their positions in the world energy markets, which will immediately lead to a weakening of the energy dependence of the West on the Russian Federation. In parallel, Moscow and Ankara will lose the opportunity to use the contradictions between the West and Iran as a diplomatic lever for their own purposes," the political scientist summed up.