Lilit Galstyan
vol. VII(1,2)
Pages 114-132
Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the role of the Russian leadership in
the Nagorno-Karabakh confl ict and to understand whether they were mediating
the confl ict or spoiling its peaceful resolution. The cases of Boris Yeltsin,
Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev are illustrated in order to compare
their eff orts to reach a peaceful resolution to the NK confl ict. The methodology
of study comprises secondary data analysis and content analysis of six
presidential statements. As a result, based on the analyzed data we conclude
that Russia neither spoiled nor mediated the confl ict over Nagorno-Karabakh
by being content with the current state of frozen negotiations over Nagorno-
Karabakh. What is more, from the analysis of fi ndings we conclude
that compared to Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev made
signifi cant eff orts to put the NK confl ict on the edge of its resolution.
Keywords: Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, mediation, spoiling, frozen conflict
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