“There is nothing to think about.” Zelensky said whether Ukraine will provide military assistance to Azerbaijan.

Ukraine will not provide military assistance to any country in the world, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a briefing in the Chernivtsi region, reports the GORDON correspondent.

The president was asked to comment on statements that the Ukrainian side is ready to help Azerbaijan.

“As far as I know, we are already providing assistance both in the legal field and in the resource field, we are talking about humanitarian aid. Today, the question of compiling a list of what exactly is needed is being considered. Ukraine is ready. today to support Azerbaijan in various places. This is military support, and humanitarian with all that will be needed in the future. This is a military situation “, – said the people’s deputy of the” Servant of the people “Lyudmila Marchenko on 1 October.

“There is nothing to think about. Let’s not get confused [с официальной позицией государства] Personal statement from one or the other deputy – no matter from which party, they all say things in parliament that are sometimes impossible to get in the media. But this is a personal statement, we live in a free country. As for my attitude about it, these are definitely not the powers of some deputy, but the powers of the head of state, the commander-in-chief. [заявлять о предоставлении военной помощи]… Therefore, you can’t even ask such a question. […] We are not talking about the fact that Ukraine will provide military assistance to any country, “Zelensky said.

“We have an understandable position, I believe, balanced and correct as a state: we call for dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the reduction of the conflict,” added the president.

Zelensky noted that “in the last year or two,” Ukraine’s relations with Azerbaijan are “special.”

“They are very serious and powerful in the economic and geopolitical directions. It is true. We support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. And they [действуют] the same thing: whenever we talk about Crimea, where there was an illegal annexation … They support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine ”, emphasized the head of state.

It declared the inadmissibility of the existence of “frozen conflicts”.

“Due to the fact that we have a war in Donbass, I think there cannot be a frozen conflict. Because there will be later, it does not matter if sabotage or provocation, but there will still be an explosion. Even if 30 years have passed.” after there was a war in one place or another on our planet. Therefore, the issue must be resolved quickly, ”Zelensky emphasized.

In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.

On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, bombardment of the Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on September 29 that the countries are not ready for negotiations on the settlement of the conflict. The Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on October 2 that Yerevan is ready for the negotiation process.