The Russian-Azerbaijani arms supply deal should not be a big problem for Armenia if it poses no life hazards to the country’s population, a Russian military expert has said, commenting on the reported plans for a new agreement.
“The problem is not the fact that Russia supplies weapons to Azerbaijan. What’s problematic is the nomenclature, the Russian nomenclature I think. Russia should not sell flame-thrower systems or lethal weapons to Azerbaijan. I hope this is how they pursue their nomenclature. Hence, weapons sale per se is not a problem if it is not expected to cause casualties among the civilians,” Vladimir Yevseev, the head of the Caucasus Department at the Institute of CIA Affairs, told our correspondent.
Instead, he expressed concerns over the protraction of t...
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