‘No two allies are alike’: Vitaly Harutyunyan on Azerbaijan’s arms supply to Ukraine 

Speaking with Alpha News, Russian journalist Vitaly Harutyunyan commented on the scandal associated with the production of shells by Azerbaijan for the Ukrainian army and the barbaric actions of Azerbaijan in relation to the historical monuments of Artsakh.

“I could describe it using obscene words, but I won’t do that. In general, if we talk about support for Ukraine, then these 122-mm shells are perhaps the only sore point for the Ukrainian army, because all ammunition of this caliber was completely cleaned out from the warehouses of Eastern European countries that were once part of the Warsaw bloc. And now the shell shortage is very acutely felt in the Ukrainian army, including those same D-30 guns. Therefore, they resort to various kinds of tricks, including, apparently, turning to an Azerbaijani company in order to produce 122-mm shells. Because there is no one else to turn to. Apparently, the Azerbaijani side responded to that,” the journalist said.

Harutyunyan noted that despite the subsided information noise on the topic of shells, the Azerbaijani side still had to make certain organizational conclusions.

“Allies in the modern world act completely differently. And there are situational allies, historical allies, financial allies, and military allies. So, no two allies are alike. I think that behind the scenes, Russia asked Azerbaijan some questions and probably received some answers. It will be interesting to see how the situation develops,” Harutyunyan added.

Harutyunyan personally experiences the tragedy that is happening in Artsakh and believes that international organizations should monitor the situation in the region and prevent the destruction or “reconstruction” of Armenian churches, such as Surb Harutyun in Hadrut.

“I am a descendant of Artsakh Armenians, and this surely causes both bewilderment and resentment because history is being rewritten. Moreover, the cultural intangible values of the world are being remade. Without false modesty, we can say that these are world cultural values, taking into account the centuries-old history of Armenia and the centuries-old history of the Armenian church. And everything that happens there is sad. It causes bewilderment that international organizations, which should monitor, observe and react to all this, are not doing anything,” the journalist concluded.