Moscow Reacts to Baku’s Stance on Putin Advisor’s Karabakh Remarks
According to webangah News Agency, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova emphasized that Moscow officially recognizes Karabakh as Azerbaijani territory, following baku’s sharp criticism of Vladimir Medinsky’s remarks about the region. Medinsky serves as an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zakharova clarified: “While Medinsky addressed the historical, social, and cultural aspects-and also the suffering of Karabakh’s people-Russia formally considers this region part of Azerbaijan.”
The Russian diplomat stressed that “medinsky only commented on the tragedy linked to armed conflict in the area,” warning against ”misinterpreting his statements or attributing false meanings to them.”
Earlier, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry had strongly criticized Medinsky for what it called “distorting historical facts about Karabakh” and referring to it as a disputed territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
In an interview with RT, medinsky had stated: “If the Ukraine war halts along frontline positions without a genuine peace agreement-only through a ceasefire-it would resemble karabakh: a contested zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry responded by calling Medinsky’s remarks about Karabakh both “regrettable and surprising.”
