Talk:Shushiball/@comment-24046080-20151125185231/@comment-24046080-20151125194358

True, I really do hope it doesn't come down to war again and that it can be solved through diplomacy by the international community. But war is what Azerbaijan seems to want to happen. Plus, Russia seems to have a vested interest in keeping the conflict going, since if it ever were solved in either Armenia's or Azerbaijan's favor Russia would lose its influence in the region and no one would be buying their weapons anymore. And Aliyev uses the prolonged dispute to create a "boogeyman" for his people in the Armenians and create a false sense of national unity, distracting the Azeris from what a totalitarian government they have. They already have the oil fields of the Caspian, they don't really even need Nagorno-Karabakh financially, it's just a pride issue. It's hard to say when the dispute will finally be resolved, though there's speculation that if Russia decides it wants to use the Stepanakert airport in bombing the Islamic State, some sort of recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence could happen soon. Maybe.

I really like the icons you make by the way. =)

In any case, Shushaball is Shushaball. For now.