If Baku-Yerevan peace deal is signed outside of Moscow, it will bring nothing good – Aslan Rubaev

Speaking with Alpha News, political scientist and expert on post-Soviet countries Aslan Rubaev commented on the reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan might sign a peace agreement in Washington.

According to the expert, the US goal is to gain a foothold in the region to weaken Russia.

“This statement by the US President about a ‘miracle’ and about negotiations—his claim that he will end the war—is very much in Trump’s style. It reflects the deep involvement of the United States in the diplomatic resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. And now we can say for sure that from the very beginning of this war, the US has been involved through proxy forces, it regulated this war, as always, with the help of others. Now Trump wants to appear like a knight on a white horse, seating two children at the negotiating table and emerging as the victorious peacemaker. He is doing all this in order, as I understand it, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. It does not work with Ukraine, but with his puppets—and it must be said that Pashinyan is a complete Western puppet, just like Aliyev—he might succeed,” Rubaev said.

According to the expert, if the peace agreement between Baku and Yerevan is not signed in Moscow, it will have negative consequences for Russia, Iran and Armenia.

“Well, of course, we need to understand the motivation of the United States. Its active mediation in the conflict resolution reflects the long-standing desire of the United States to gain a foothold in the region, with the aim of weakening Russia, Iran and taking control of a significant part of the infrastructure of the South Caucasus. This would allow Americans to take control of both the economic and energy infrastructure of the region, paving the way for further expansionist moves in the East. Here, of course, Trump hits several targets at once and adds major points to his political scorecard. But for Armenia, Russia, and Iran, signing a peace agreement outside of Moscow brings nothing good—neither in the short term nor in the long term,” Rubaev concluded.