“Russia has already ruptured Georgia and intends to replace the incumbent president of the country. If Russia achieves its goal in Georgia, it will target Azerbaijan next”, said US expert on post-soviet countries, member of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations Jiri Valenta during his visit to Baku, APA news agency reports.

According to the expert, Russia’s decision on Abkhazia and South Ossetia would boomerang it. Valenta said Russia was interfering with the internal affairs of its neighbors and therefore the world should take up firm position towards Russia.

The U.S. expert touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and stated that years ago ex-Russian President Boris Yeltsin told of intention to stop this conflict, but power structures prevented him from doing so, APA news agency informs.