"Russia has always had special relations not only with Armenia, but also with Azerbaijan."
According to RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this during a speech at a meeting of the Valday discussion club.
"Let's start with the support of Nagorno-Karabakh and so on. You said that Russia has always had special relations with Armenia. But we have always had special relations with Azerbaijan. More than two million Armenians and about two million Azerbaijanis live in Russia. "These are not only those who seek temporary gain, but also people who live here almost permanently," Putin said.