Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts against a resumption of war in Nagorno Karabakh, the Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo said, commenting on the Medvedev's recent interview with Georgian and Russian media.

"But Medevedev's warning apparently target the Azerbaijani leader more," the paper says.

It refers to the Russian leaders' remarks on the 2008 Russia-Georgia war and his warning to Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev.

"Had our Georgian counterpart demonstrated a little intelligence, we could have organized meetings like those in Kazan and Sochi and thought of ways of settling the problem," Medvedev was quoted as saying.

"Medvedev seems to be warning the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents of the impermissibility war, particularly considering his personal failure in the conflict settlement process. He realizes perfectly that no one draws any conclusions from the lessons of history in the long run, especially that the parties, at least Azerbaijan, feared more Russia's non-adequate response to Georgia, rather than that country's attempts to re-establish its territorial integrity through the use force. That's why Medevedev gives clear hints that Russia will intervene in military operations in case they are resumed," the paper says, adding that Medevedev himself would be forced to make decisions independently should there be serious developments in the Karabakh conflict settlement process.

The paper claims that such measures are dictated by the personal interests of Medvedev, especially ahead of his presidential campaign.

It says Medvedev's move might be decisive for his political future.

"But the most important thing is that the Russian president openly admits he cannot promise a speedy settlement of conflict in case of even his personal intervention," says the paper.