Simultaneously with the withdrawal of the Nagorno-Karabakh region from Armenia by Azerbaijani forces, there is a wave of anger in some parts of Eastern Europe, and ambitions in other parts.
Januzz Bogaiski, a specialist at the Jameston Foundation in the United States and an analyst on Russia, said:
“This could revive Serbia’s desire to retake Kosovo and strengthen the idea of reclaiming Russian-occupied territories in Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova.”
Meanwhile, the Kosovo case is the most relevant example. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has so far indirectly warned of the possibility of a re-occupation of Kosovo by his country’s forces.
Recalling this, Bugaisky writes in an article:
“This comparison may seem absurd at first glance, but if we learn from Nagorno-Karabakh, we will know that such allegations should be thoroughly investigated.”
“Azerbaijan should pay attention to Russia after the recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh,” he wrote in the Washington Examiner.
“Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh were both autonomous regions in separate republics, the first in Serbia and the second in Azerbaijan. Both have been part of a larger government in the past, one in Yugoslavia and the other in the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the union, there were several major differences between the two republics based on the nature of the war and the international response to it. “
