#SouthCaucasus #SouthCaucasusNews The Variation on the “Ukraine as Nazi state” by Putin – Armenia responds to Azerbaijan’s fascism accusation: They want to provoke tensions – POLITICO https://t.co/Q645BsCQhQ – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged Azerbaijan to cool tensions and to stick to dialogue instead of resorting to accusations and threats. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday that independent Armenia is a threat to the region and “a fascist state in its nature” in an interview with local media, reacting to the reform of Armenia’s army and its arms deals with France. Responding, Pashinyan said: “Perhaps [Azeri capital] Baku is trying to “legitimize” the escalation