The Nagorno-Karabakh crisis flares up again, and Russia issues a warning

Russian Ministry of Defense In a statement: "Between March 24 and 25, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan violated the Tripartite Agreement between the leaders of Russia AndAzerbaijan AndArmenia By entering the area under the responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping battalion in Nagorno-Karabakh".

The ministry stated that the Azerbaijani forces set up an observation point and carried it out "4 drone strikes Bayraktar" On the Karabakh forces near the municipality of Farroukh.

She added that "Russian command of the peacekeeping battalion Measures are being taken to deal with the situation… A call has been made to the Azerbaijani side to withdraw troops".

A ceasefire agreement was drawn up on November 9, 2020 and signed by him Vladimir Putin Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev put an end to a six-week violent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan About Nagorno-Karabakh region separatist.

The agreement entrenched the defeat of Armenia, which lost large areas of the region it controlled.

The Russian announcement comes as Moscow continues its military offensive against Ukraine, while the Karabakh authorities announced on Friday the killing of two soldiers by the Azerbaijani forces.

After the military conflict from September to November 2020, Azerbaijan regained territories lost in a previous war between 1991 and 1994.

But many issues have not been resolved, including the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenians living there.

Moscow deployed nearly 2,000 peacekeepers to the region after the ceasefire, reasserting its security role and influence in a volatile region once part of the former Soviet Union where Turkey’s influence is also growing thanks to its close alliance with Azerbaijan.

“>

Intervals Russian Ministry of Defense In a statement: “Between March 24 and 25, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan violated the Tripartite Agreement between the leaders of Russia AndAzerbaijan AndArmenia By entering the area under the responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping battalion in Nagorno-Karabakh“.

The ministry stated that the Azerbaijani forces set up an observation point and carried out “4 strikes by UAVs BayraktarOn the Karabakh forces near the municipality of Farroukh.

She added that “Russian command of the peacekeeping battalion Measures are being taken to deal with the situation… A call has been made to the Azerbaijani side to withdraw the forces.”

A ceasefire agreement was drawn up on November 9, 2020 and signed by him Vladimir Putin Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev put an end to a six-week violent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan About Nagorno-Karabakh region separatist.

The agreement entrenched the defeat of Armenia, which lost large areas of the region it controlled.

The Russian announcement comes as Moscow continues its military offensive against Ukraine, while the Karabakh authorities announced on Friday the killing of two soldiers by the Azerbaijani forces.

After the military conflict from September to November 2020, Azerbaijan regained territories lost in a previous war between 1991 and 1994.

But many issues have not been resolved, including the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenians living there.

Moscow deployed nearly 2,000 peacekeepers to the region after the ceasefire, reasserting its security role and influence in a volatile region once part of the former Soviet Union where Turkey’s influence is also growing thanks to its close alliance with Azerbaijan.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.