If Armenia prefers the Washington version of relations with Azerbaijan, which implies the recognition of the sovereignty of Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, if Armenia thinks so, there is no problem; the Russian Federation will support any choice of Yerevan. This was stated by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, during his speech at the "Valdai" club.
"If the leadership of Armenia believes that Karabakh has some characteristics that should be taken into account in the future peace agreement, that is also an option, but it is necessary to reach an agreement with Azerbaijan on this issue, the proposals must be acceptable to the other side as well. . This is a difficult question, but Armenia is our strategic partner and ally, and we, of course, keeping in mind the interests of Azerbaijan, will be guided by what Armenia will offer," Putin said.