At this moment, it seems to be the case that Russia has lost its military power, as well as its political base after battling with Ukraine for eight months. The entire world is getting fed up by the ruthless attitude and distorted worldwide by Putin. Meanwhile, the ongoing military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan seems to relate to the war in Ukraine. Why should we pay attention to it? Is Armenia miscalculating the military strategies with Russia? How about the reaction from the US?

Dr. Gevorg Melikyan is a policy analyst and political adviser with considerable personal, academic and professional experience in foreign and security policies, and domestic politics.