Azerbaijanian President Aliyev is demanding more of the besieged Armenia territory. Erdogan, who backs Aliyev, wants the oil from them (as Turkey has none). Brad Johnson, retired CIA Station Chief, bring Putin into the mix and offers his predictions of the outcome.
Brad Johnson retired as a Senior Operations Officer and Chief of Station with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations. Having served domestically and abroad, many assignments included areas of armed conflict. He served overseas in direct support of the War Against Terrorism and he took multiple assignments overseas as Chief of Station.
A certified senior expert in counterintelligence, surveillance and surveillance detection, his proven expertise in dangerous operational environments included the highest level of training available in the USG and globally. His tradecraft expertise was put to test in dangerous, difficult, and restrictive operational environments.
Brad is an enrolled member of The Cherokee Nation, a Federally Recognized Tribe.
The question of what will Russia do will depend on, “Is Putin still casting himself as the protector of the Faith to the Russian People?” if he is he will have a hard time not going in, if he isn’t he as a free hand.