It is difficult to say what other mediators can offer, but both the Americans and the Europeans are doing their best to strengthen their influence in the South Caucasus by offering their platforms for negotiations.

On October 4, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against the exiled Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Akhmed Zakayev, who lives in England. He is accused of organizing a terrorist community.

Russia's behavior during the escalation of the conflict drew criticism from Yerevan.

However, neither the violation of Armenian borders nor the persecution of civil activists prevented the European Union from again declaring that Baku is a “reliable partner” for it in supplying gas to Europe.

Against the backdrop of these pacifist speeches, the appeal of the wife and adviser to the Mufti of Dagestan, Aina Gamzatova, to Putin with a request to delay the mobilization in Dagestan in order to “train real warriors” sounded dissonant.

The actions of the Azerbaijani military were condemned not only in the USA, Tehran and Europe, but also in Azerbaijan itself. We are talking about opposition politicians, journalists, and activists.

International experts have no doubt that Azerbaijan started the military operation on the territory of Armenia.

On the night of September 13, the situation on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia deteriorated again.

On September 12, Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing the former head of Ingushetia, Murat Zyazikov, as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cyprus.