The new outburst of violence in the zone of Karabakh conflict will definitely happen - this is inevitable, Russian political analyst Alexander Skakov told Armenian News – NEWS.am.

In his words, the escalation is inevitable, since the factors contributing to the escalation haven’t been removed. “And the peace process hasn’t been resumed: it actually doesn’t exist. Any escalation is definitely inevitable unless there is an actual peace process on the conflict settlement and unless the mediators put pressure first of all on Azerbaijan,” Skakov stressed, adding that he wouldn’t link the possible escalation with hosting Formula One in Baku.

British journalist and analyst Thomas de Waal earlier expressed an opinion that in case progress is not achieved in Karabakh conflict, the military actions will most probably start after the end of Azerbaijan’s much desired Formula One in Baku by the end of June.