Read over this article from Defenceindepth.co in London and adjust opinions about the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict. The bits of news easily available helped me to the ignorant belief that I knew something of the region. At the link you'll get a much bigger view based on Russian sources. Another resource to follow is Mike Doran at Twitter's doranimated where you'll get an insider's view from a connected American who was in Azerbaijan during the conflict.
The key points are that Russia likes frozen conflicts in its near abroad with all parties looking to them for military peacekeepers and clout, thus keeping NATO out of the area. It also means that Turkey is getting hit harder over in Syria as a message that it's role (with Israeli support) was unwelcome even though the outcomes are satisfactory for Russia.
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