Russia can distract from Ukraine with the help of Armenia and Azerbaijan - Blinken

The US State Department is concerned that Russia can use the escalation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan to distract from the war in Ukraine. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, CNN reports. According to him, the Kremlin can specifically "pour oil into the fire" into a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and thus distract the world community from the war in Ukraine.

Video of the Day "But if Russia is really able to use its influence on the good, that is, to reassure the situation again, to put an end to violence and to call people to conscientiously participate in the construction of the world, it will be a positive moment," the Secretary of State added.

Blinken noted that yesterday, September 12, he spoke with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan and urged them to do everything possible to abandon any conflict and return to the negotiations on building a "strong peace between their countries. " "We again witnesses the outbreak of hostilities, which no one is interested in," the official said.