On October 29, 2020, “Media Advocate” initiative monitored the publications of 5 leading Russian media outlets to find out how the Russian media covered the actions unleashed by Azerbaijan. The following media outlets were monitored: “Lenta ru”, “Gazeta ru”, “Ria Novosti”, “Regnum”, and “TASS”.
“Lenta.ru” published 12 articles, 3 of which were the publications of the Azerbaijani side, 8 of the Armenian side, 1 was of a neutral character.
“Gazeta ru” published 17 articles, 1 of which was the publication of the Azerbaijani side, 8 of the Armenian side, 8 were calls, statements of different countries and structures, as well as comments of state officials and experts. 7 out of 8 materials are neutral, none is pro-Armenian, 1 is pro-Azerbaijani.
“Ria Novosti” published 55 articles, 19 of which were the publications of the Azerbaijani side, 32 of the Armenian side, 4 were calls, statements of different countries and structures, as well as comments of state officials and experts. 2 out of 4 materials are neutral, 1 is pro-Armenian, 1 is pro-Azerbaijani.
“TASS” published 20 articles, 3 of which were the publications of the Azerbaijani side, 10 of the Armenian side, 7 were calls, statements of different countries and structures, as well as comments of state officials and experts. 4 out of 7 materials are neutral, 2 are pro-Armenian, 1 is pro-Azerbaijani.
“Regnum” published 34 articles, 6 of which were the publications of the Azerbaijani side, 14 of the Armenian side, 14 were calls, statements of different countries and structures, as well as comments of state officials and experts. 13 out of 4 materials are neutral, none is pro-Armenian, 1 is pro-Azerbaijani.
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Samvel Karapetyan, founder of the Tashir Group of Companies and chairman of the Association of Armenian Businessmen of Russia, said that he was going to reconstruct the maternity hospital in Stepanakert, which had been shelled by Azerbaijan.
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden believes that “it is high time for Trump to work directly with the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey to achieve an immediate de-escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and an end to Azerbaijan’s offensive.”
During the briefing, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated that Russia is deeply concerned about the increasing involvement of mercenaries from the Middle East in the Karabakh conflict.
One of the analyses notes: “The United States and Russia, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, act as sparing-partners in relation to the Artsakh Issue. As a result, there is a probability that Turkey will lose its control of the military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh. In such circumstances, the best option for Aliyev is the return of negotiations and the revival of the initial principles of conflict settlement.”
