Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[SecondWar]

drkohler said:

SecondWar said:

For those wondering about Turkey’s role, Azerbaijan is a Turkic state and is an very close ally of Turkey. They often describe themselves as ‘one nation, two states’.

In a nutshell, Armenia is a christian state surrounded by muslim states. They are kind of the Jews in the eastern world,eEverybody can attack them and noone is going to help. Azerbaijan basically took advantage of weakend Russian presence and started doing what they have always wanted. Turkey watches and if the Azeris make gains, Turkey will attack Armenia to get a piece of the pie. It's not like there is a history between Turkey and Armenia....

Not quite that simple. Armenia’s closest ally after Russia is Iran. Azerbaijan’s closest ally after Turkey is Israel.