Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov does not believe that amid the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), clashes may break out in Russia between people of Azerbaijani and Armenian descent. He expressed such a position in an interview with RT television aired on Friday.

Commenting on a remark on the inevitability and irreversibility of ethnic clashes in Russia against the backdrop of the situation in Karabakh, the Kremlin representative noted: "It is not obvious at all, and it is reversible; I do not agree with you at all on this issue."

"Well, you know that as many, or maybe a little more Armenians live in Russia as in Armenia proper. The majority of those Armenians and the majority of Azerbaijanis are the respected members of the Russian community—a unique multinational and multi-religious community. Armenians and Azerbaijanis show marvelously what a country of opportunities this [Russia] is. And they are all both respectable and responsible members of the society, who understand perfectly well that here they should adhere to the laws of the Russian Federation. Realizing this, our fellow Armenians and Azerbaijanis behave extremely responsibly. At the beginning of this tragedy, there were some minor incidents, which were quickly stopped," Peskov added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday night signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in and around Artsakh. Accordingly, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities. But this statement also stipulates the handover of part of Artsakh lands to Azerbaijan.