GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AFTER THE SECOND KARABAKH WAR: RUSSIA'S MILITARY-POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
Keywords:
Second Karabakh War, South Caucasus, Russia's military-political behavior, Ukraine war, TürkeyAbstract
The article analyzes the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus and the military-political behavior of Russia after the Second Karabakh War. Attention has been paid to the negative effects of the war with Ukraine on Russia's South Caucasus policy, and the increasing geopolitical dominance of the West and Turkey in the region. Russia's support for Armenian separatists in the post-war period, the political and legal aspects of the deployment and behavior of Russian soldiers in Azerbaijan, as well as the possibilities of Russia's use of this as a factor of influence on the parties were analyzed. The reasons for delaying the peace agreement, some aspects of the concern that Turkey's strengthening in the South Caucasus is causing to Russia are reflected.