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Conclusion
The study revealed that Russia neither spoiled nor mediated the con-
fl ict over Nagorno-Karabakh by being satisfi ed with the frozen status of
confl ict resolution. Throughout years, Russia did not want to deteriorate
its good relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan by preserving neutrali-
ty towards the victory of the opposing sides. Following it further, even
though Russia benefi ted from the frozen status of the NK struggle, Rus-
sian eff orts towards the confl ict resolution did not remain the same un-
der diff erent presidencies. The content analysis revealed that there were
cases when the NK confl ict had real chances of resolution due to Rus-
sian eff orts. As such, among the three Russian presidents, the NK confl ict
gained increased chances of resolution and was on the edge of its settle-
ment during Dmitry Medvedev’s administration. Thus, the NK confl ict
did not have equal chances of resolution during the three Russian presi-
dential administrations.
To conclude, it is worth mentioning that the Russian role in the Na-
gorno-Karabakh confl ict resolution was infl uenced by several factors.
Even though, the three Russian Presidents made signifi cant eff orts to
resolve the NK confl ict, they never betrayed their ‘preservation of good
relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan’ and ‘no losers’ and ‘no winners’
foreign policy approaches towards the confl ict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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