Ilham Aliyev: I am deeply convinced that Azerbaijanis will return to Armenia
Azerbaijanis expelled from the territory of present-day Armenia will definitely return to their native lands
Maxim Shevchenko
Georgia takes Rustavi 2 scandalous broadcast as personal insult
The Georgian people took the Rustavi-2 scandalous broadcast as a personal insult, because the provocateur's behavior denigrates the entire Georgian culture, member of the Izborsk club Maxim Shevchenko told Vestnik …
Maxim Shevchenko: occupied regions of Azerbaijan should be released without bargaining
The occupied territories of Azerbaijan should be released without any bargaining, the Russian journalist, TV host and public figure Maxim Shevchenko said in a video posted on his YouTube channel. The Russian journalist …
'Azerbaijan - Russia's only ally in Caucasus' conference held in Jojug Marjanli
The conference entitled "Azerbaijan is Russia's only ally in the Caucasus" was held on July 1 in Jojug Marjanli village of Azerbaijan’s Jabrayil district, which was liberated from the Armenian occupation. Russian …
Maxim Shevchenko: "Rupture of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations is tragedy for Armenian people"
How the unsettled Nagorno-Karabakh conflict affects Armenian citizens
Crimea becomes part of Russia's south
Russian President Vladimir Putin has united the Crimean Federal District into the Southern Federal District. The head of state signed a decree "On the Southern Federal District", which says: "In order to …
Dagestan celebrates Constitution Day
Today, on July 26th, the Constitution Day of the Republic of Dagestan is being celebrated. On this day, it was adopted by the Constitutional Assembly in 1994. The New Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Assembly on July 10th, 2003. …
Markov, Shevchenko: Vienna meeting is a step towards peace in Karabakh
The resumption of the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which took place at yesterday's meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by the foreign ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries, is very important itself, but in order to achieve a real progress it is necessary to launch a regular dialogue between the parties in the conflict with support of international mediators. That was stressed by Russian political experts Sergei Markov and Maxim Shevchenko in an interview with a correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, while commenting on the results of the meeting between Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan.
Peace in Karabakh would spell death to Sargsyan's 'party of war'
Provocations of the Armenian armed forces both on the contact line in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, inevitably accompanied by attempts to promote and develop the political settlement process, have brought to …
Maxim Shevchenko: Karabakh could become Switzerland of the South Caucasus
A member of the Russian Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, Maxim Shevchenko, speaking with a correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, said that the practical settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should begin with the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied territories outside of Nagorno-Karabakh. "In my opinion, there is only one way out, if we really want to resolve it once and for all and turn the South Caucasus into a zone of peaceful relations between peoples and countries," he said. Vestnik Kavkaza is publishing a series of interviews with Russian and foreign experts, dedicated to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Our first guest is Maxim Shevchenko.
Has Armenia occupied Russia?
The Armenian lobby in Russia decided that the best defense is an attack, supporting of the occupation regime in Nagorno-Karabakh in mass media this week. If on Saturday and Sunday main battles were on the frontline (and ended with the liberation …
Syria will not return to its former state
However, Bashar Assad will stay one of parties of the Syrian internal political field, expert says
Maksim Shevchenko: Minsk memorandum is the only way to peace in the Caucasus
The Minsk memorandum, which has been formulated, including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011, was and still remains the only peaceful and legitimate algorithm to achieve peace in South Caucasus, a member of the …
Experts: escalation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict hinders its settlement
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has no military solution, Russian political scientists said in an interview with correspondents of Vestnik Kavkaza, commenting on the escalation of the conflict, which have began on Saturday night after the …
Stir in Georgia around Abashidze-Karasin format
Today President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili made a statement about the necessity to clarify the format of the Karasin-Abashidze dialogue and the formal issuance of it beyond the scopes of political issues. He did …
Vyacheslav Bitarov becomes acting head of North Ossetia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed prime minister of the republic Vyacheslav Bitarov as acting head of North Ossetia, replacing the late Tamerlane Aguzarova who passed away on February 19th. It was announced today during …
24 years have passed since the Khojaly massacre
Today is the 24th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre. On February 26th 1992, nationalist illegal armed groups committed the massacre in the town of Khojaly with a population of 7000. As a result, 613 people were killed, 1000 …
Maxim Shevchenko: Conflict between Russia and Turkey is not needed by either country
Any kind of confrontation between Russia and Turkey after the incident with the Russian bomber, shot down by Turkish fighter aircraft, is not in the interests of either country, a member of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, …
Heads of republics of North Caucasus Federal District become effective
The Foundation for Civil Society Development (FCSD) presented the tenth performance rating of governors. The study was based on five modules: a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Fund (POF) and expert opinions, data of …
North Caucasus receives 150 billion rubles
Funding for the program for the development of the North Caucasus until 2020 will amount to 150 billion rubles, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said today at a meeting of the Government Commission on the Socio-Economic Development of the …