Russia has experience in settling interethnic conflicts

Veronika Krasheninnikova, the head of 'Rossiya Segodnya' Center of International Journalism and Studies, the director general of the Institute of Foreign Political Studies and Initiatives, deputy head of the Presidential Council Committee for Social Support of the Population of the Southeast of Ukraine, a member of the Russian Public Chamber, has visited Vestnik Kavkaza today. She gave an insight into the Russian position on conflicts in the post-Soviet space and the world and relations with the South Caucasus states. 

Speaking about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Krasheninnikova emphasized that it was one of the most tragic pages in the history of the USSR, independent Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. She called Yugoslavia an analogy of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where interethnic tensions had sparked the tragedy. In her words, Russian history has unique experience in solving such problems. The USSR consisted of 200 ethnicities, according to the expert. She urged the modern generation to use the experience to build a future.

Krasheninnikova pointed out the progress of Russia in developing relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia, their reaching a new level in 2014. The analyst reminded about the meeting in Astrakhan and progress in the settlement of Caspian problems. In her opinion, the authorities of Azerbaijan have the political wisdom to make the right decisions. Armenia, says Krasheninnikova, made the right choice by joining the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. She reminded that the Baltic states had joined the EU in May 2004, their population had decreased by about a quarter or a third, their economies entered a deep crisis. The expert noted that the U.S. and NATO members continued paying special attention to the countries of the South Caucasus. Not a week went by without NATO drills, visits of defense ministers and of other military officials in July-August. 

Krasheninnikova added that the Ukrainian crisis had made the region even more topical. 'Rossiya Segodnya' prepared a report “The Trans-Caucasus in the strategic plans of the U.S. and NATO” with “a very deep” study of the actions of the Americans and their allies in the Caucasus.

Veronika Krasheninnikova, the head of the Russia Today Center of International Journalism and Studies, the director general of the Institute of Foreign Political Studies and Initiatives, deputy head of the Presidential Council Committee for Social Support of the Population of the Southeast of Ukraine, a member of the Russian Public Chamber, has visited Vestnik Kavkaza today. She gave an insight into the Russian position in conflicts on the post-Soviet space and the world and relations with South Caucasus states.Speaking about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Krasheninnikova emphasized that it was one of the most tragic pages in the history of the USSR, independent Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. She called Yugoslavia an analogy of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where interethnic tensions had sparked the tragedy.In her words, Russian history has unique experience in solving such problems. The USSR consisted of 200 ethnicities, according to the expert. She urged the modern generation to use the experience to build a future.Krasheninnikova pointed out progress of Russia in developing relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia, their reaching a new level 2014. The analyst reminded about a meeting in Astrakhan and progress in settlement of Caspian problems. In her opinion, authorities of Azerbaijan have political wisdom to make the right decisions.Armenia, says Krasheninnikova, made the right choice by joining the Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. She reminded that Baltic states had joined the EU in May 2004, their population had decreased by about a fourth or a third, economies entered a deep crisis.The expert noted that the U.S. and NATO members continued paying special attention to countries of the South Caucasus. Not a week went by without NATO drills, visits of defense ministers of other military officials in July-August. Krasheninnikova added that the Ukrainian crisis made the region even more topical. Russia Today prepared a report “Trans-Caucasus in the strategic plans of the U.S. and the NATO” with “a very deep” study of actions of Americans and their allies in the Caucas