"Azerbaijan is close to a military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh. "In a few hours, the Azerbaijani Army will seize the southern positions of the Lachin corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and take control of it with fire."
Russian political scientist Sergei Markov wrote about this on his Facebook page.
He notes that the northern corridor was blocked about a week ago:
"Everywhere you look today, the tide of protectionist sentiment is flowing. The Azerbaijani army has completely taken control of the air. The Armenian army will remain in a desperate situation after the military blockade of the southern corridor of Nagorno-Karabakh. At this point, the continuation of the war will lead to the destruction of people in military uniform. Nobody needs it anymore. "
The Russian political commentator also predicted the continuation of the events.
"Therefore, I think that after this military victory, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will declare his readiness to cease fire and start negotiations. It will no longer be a ceasefire, but peace talks. On the terms of peace. On the conditions for the complete withdrawal of Armenian troops from all territories of Azerbaijan. Also about the situation of the Armenian population. Russia will be the main organizer and mediator in these talks. Vladimir Putin's speech was about this, although not everyone understood it at the time. Putin knew that in a few hours the geopolitical situation in the region would change radically. "Azerbaijan is close to a military victory."