YEREVAN. - It would be naive to expect from Russia any serious actions in a hopeless situation with the settlement of the Armenian-Turkish relations, said the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS) Deputy Director Grigory Tishchenko, Armenian News - NEWS.am reports.

The expert does not see any intention from Moscow to act as a mediator in the settlement of the Armenian-Turkish relations, taking into account recent agreements reached between Moscow and Ankara. If we put aside diplomatic language and be more straightforward, he said, it turns out that Armenia would very much like to see Russia attempting to pressure on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide by Turkish authorities.

“It is clear that here there is a tacit reference to the success of recognition by Germany its responsibility for the Holocaust. In practice, it worked in the case of the Holocaust only because Germany lost in the war and signed the unconditional surrender. That is, the state has ceased to exist and it was possible to dictate any desired conditions,” Tishchenko added.

At the same time, other countries of Hitler’s coalition, he continued, which also participated in Holocaust of the Jewish people, did not apologize and didn’t pay compensation.

“As lawyers say, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey has no judicial perspective. Let’s be honest, in this hopeless situation, it is naive to expect from Russia  any serious action. Please note that the Armenian Diaspora in Russia does not lobby the issue as well,” he concluded.