Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Russia 24 TV channel, that on 19-20 October, an agreement was reached to end the fighting in Nagorno Karabakh, but then “it did not succeed.”

“I have already said that on the 19th and 20th October, I had a series of telephone conversations with both President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan. In general, it seemed to me that we had almost agreed to a ceasefire. “Unfortunately, it did not work out,” Putin said, Gazeta reports .

“As for the city of Shushi, the issue of handing over Shushi has never been raised,” Putin said.

According to the head of state, back in October he managed to convince Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that it was possible to stop hostilities, but the return of refugees was a mandatory condition, including to the city of Shushi. However, the Armenian side considered this an unacceptable condition. Putin noted that this position was “unexpected” for him.

According to Putin, the situation in Armenia is the country’s internal affair.

“As for the internal political situation, it is not our business, it is Armenia’s business. Armenia is an independent, sovereign state, this state has the right to decide its internal affairs properly,” he said.

To the question of the journalist, what will happen if the government in Armenia changes and they decide to cancel the statement of 9 November, Putin answered “It will simply be a suicide.”