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Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted in conflict before, and a Russian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by the Afghan army during its flight in Asian-American airspace, causing two deaths and one injury to the crew. Then the President of Afghanistan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs came out to apologize, saying that this was an accident and that they would compensate Russia for all injuries and severely punish the killer. I thought it was going to be like this, but I didn't expect that a few days later, the Arab ambassador to Russia would make the situation more serious.
Just after apologizing to the ambassador to Russia, he "turned his face"
According to the Global Times, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Russia, Pollard, commented on the accidental shooting down of a Russian helicopter by his own army, saying: "War is war, anything happens." Not surprising". This speech seems to have something to say, and the contrast in attitude is very different from the previous president and his officials who came out to apologize to Russia in the first place.
Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the ambassador, stating that if Russia abides by the "principles" mentioned by the Azerbaijani ambassador, its own blow will be devastating. From the accident to the government's response, Azerbaijan apologized sincerely on the surface, but in private it was another set of rhetoric, and the attitude was interesting.
The attitude of the Azerbaijani government is ambiguous.
Azerbaijani senior officials suddenly changed their attitude, annoying Russia's tough response. In fact, the statement of the Azerbaijani ambassador is not "politically correct" at all times. At this sensitive moment, this statement not only seriously hurts the feelings of the Russian people, but also damages the country's bad image.
Obviously, this will bring the Naqqa conflict to a new stage, which makes Russia, which has been working to ease the situation in Nakka, very embarrassed and angry, and does not even rule out the possibility of the latter directly using armed forces to intervene forcibly. Compared with the weak military strength of Asia and the United States, Russia's existing equipment to win Azerbaijan is just a blink of an eye.
Not long after the official outbreak of the Naka conflict, Russian peacekeeping forces have been stationed there, responsible for isolating the two armies and avoiding the deterioration of the war. After working hard as a mediator, he was also used as a target. Anyone would be ashamed and angry. What's more, this is the Russian army, which is known for its tough attitude. Although the Afghan government is backed by Turkey, this does not mean that it can be regarded as an arrogant capital and it is very unwise to "dance" on the tip of a knife.
once again came forward to clarify that the Azerbaijani’s actions were suspicious.
Just as the situation was changing again, Gagiyev, the assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, suddenly appeared to say that he denied the previous ambassador Pollard’s gunpowder-like remarks, which he considered to be inappropriate. . Gagiyev said that this incident will not damage relations with Russia, and criticized the ambassador to Russia and other officials for not knowing the Naka issue.
In the end, this wave of unsettled accidents ushered in a temporary solution. Russia is pleased to accept Azerbaijan’s apology and compensation, but this does not mean that the Naka issue has been resolved. At least Azerbaijan’s ambitions in this incident cannot be ignored. Some commentators believe that behind the strange speech of the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia may be a precursor to the escalation of the conflict in the New Naka region.
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