A View from Moscow: It is not possible to identify Russia`s weak  positions in the Caucasus

ArmInfo.To determine the Caucasian agenda alone, Russia is not allowed quite weak positions in the Caucasus. A similar opinion was expressed by ArmInfo scientist of  the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, political scientist Alexander Skakov.

"Of course, in the next five years, it will be Russia's position that  will be conditioned quite a lot around the Karabakh settlement, and  yet this position is by no means the only determining factor of the  regional agenda.In the region, after all, there are other very  important geopolitical, including global players: the US, EU, Iran  and Turkey, "the political scientist said.

In this light, Skakov stressed the role of Azerbaijan, which is  trying to pursue an independent political line with a priority  orientation towards Turkey. According to him, this is another reason  not to consider Moscow as the only center of attraction in the South  Caucasus.

Commenting on the place occupied by Armenia in these situations, the  political scientist singled out Moscow's interest in maintaining  stability in the country. According to his forecasts, stability in  Armenia is the most likely scenario, however, due to the presence of  a large stock of public confidence in the authorities.  "It is the  absence of such a large margin of confidence in the number of Other  things seriously worry and Moscow. In this light, we are not bothered  so much who will be in 2018 in the prime ministerial or presidential  armchair, we are concerned about the preservation of stability in  Armenia, "- summed up Skakov.