The daily comments on RF President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Azerbaijan: “Russia is very likely to pour cold water on Armenia, trying to balance its attitude towards the two conflicting countries.   In any case, Russia is in strategic partnership with Azerbaijan as well and supply of notorious S-300 air defense systems to Azerbaijan by Russia testifies to the fact that Moscow’s statements are not matters of diplomatic etiquette at all.

Moreover, Armenia-Russia relations diametrically differ from Azerbaijan-Russia ones. If Russians view Armenia as an outpost and consider each kilometer square their own in the true sense of the word, Azerbaijan-Russia dialogue is conducted on equal terms. Certainly this accounts for Russia has something to get from Azerbaijan unlike Armenia, where Russia got everything possible.”