The cannons roar again Nagorno-KarabakhSeparatist region in Azerbaijani territory that has led to two wars between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Baku troops launched “anti-terrorist operation” on Tuesday artillery and drone bombardments about the capital of the settlement and several points close to the call communication line This is what has divided the parties since the ceasefire in November 2020. Ilham Aliyev We initially described the attack as a reaction to the killing of 11 Azerbaijanis the day before. explosion of two mines he attributed this to “saboteur groups of the Armenian army”. He later clarified his intention in a statement from his presidency: he will not stop until the operation is completed. Nagorno-Karabakh is being disarmed And “The illegal regime has been terminated” who manages it?
Among those who know the region well, surprise at what happened is relative. last war between sides had settled November 2020 In a landslide victory for Azerbaijan, a country rich in hydrocarbons, Türkiye and armed Russia And Israel. In just six weeks, he managed to regain almost all of the territory he had captured. Armenia had occupied It has been within its borders since 1994, when the first contest between the two concluded. But the icing on this cake was missing: the heart of Nagorno-Karabakh, where the Armenian majority lives and has been struggling for liberation since the 1990s. join the motherland or at least because you are independent. It was unable to do so due to its lack of international recognition, but has since managed to govern itself with the support of Yerevan. A ‘status quo’ that Baku now wants to destroy forever in order to return comprehensive control of its sovereignty.
The aim is legitimate. The problem is that Baku is trying to do this. force it without waiting for the radical peace process to bear fruit. He feels strong. Not only because it was better armed and had more aggressive allies, but also because Russia seems to have given up on it obligations to ensure security in the region. Among some of the obligations it acquired by brokering the last ceasefire was the deployment of military units. 2,000 Russian intermediate soldiers Responsible for maintaining the ceasefire and ensuring security in the region freedom of movement Between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
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But none of this happened. Distracted by the Kremlin’s brutality War of conquest in UkraineBaku dedicates itself to start blinking attacks on your enemiesIt has surrounded Nagorno-Karabakh with a ten-month-long blockade, while threatening to starve the region’s Armenian population. Needless to say, disappointment is at its maximum in Armenia, Moscow’s traditional ally. “Armenians are disappointed by the lack of support from Russia,” says Marie Dumoulin of the European Council on Foreign Relations. “Russian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh could not prevent any attack” Azerbaijani military actions Since or preventing the 2020 ceasefire Lacin Corridor. This corridor is the umbilical cord connecting the region to Armenia.
All this makes the Armenian president, Nikol Pashinyan, Who came to power afterwards? The pro-democracy revolution of 2018will go on a journey A very risky fight with Russia, you may be paying the consequences now. In his recent interview with ‘La Reppublica’, Pashinyan stated that his country has begun to taste the “bitter fruits” of the economic crisis. “strategic mistake” This means that Armenia’s security is left almost entirely in the hands of Moscow.
It is the same capital that had to come to the rescue in September last year, when Azerbaijan launched another major attack on Armenian territory. 400 dead on both sides. The terms of the contract are as follows Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)Collective defense organization led by Russia and to which Armenia, along with four other former Soviet republics, belongs. Since then, Pashinyan has not refrained from expressing his disappointment with the facts.
Armenia is moving away from Russia
After refusing to host planned CSTO maneuvers on its territory, it had no reservations in agreeing to them with the United States. He also encouraged ratification of the convention. Rome Statute A proposal was presented in the Armenian Parliament that, if successful, would make Armenia a member. International Criminal Court (CPI). The initiative aims to put a price on Azerbaijan’s potential crimes but has infuriated Russia because, among other things, the ICC issued a statement. Arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. On top of that, the Armenian First Lady recently visited Kiev and made the proposal here. Help Ukraine.
“It is possible that this Government will break off relations with Russia, but it will only be this Government that transfers to the South Caucasus the same dilemma between Russia and the West that prevails in Ukraine,” says the former Armenian MP. , Tevan PogoshyanDisappointed with Moscow as well as President Pashinyan’s policies. “There are three million Armenians in Russia, so we must look for solutions that will not make life difficult for our diaspora,” he adds from Yerevan.
The Kremlin noted this situation Pashinyan’s disrespectful audacity and as The Times in London asked last night, Putin’s answers should not be ignored. Green light for Azerbaijan to start offensive Final ending of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Terrorism is quite common among Armenians in the region. They believe that Baku will not stop until they are expelled or put to the sword. potential ethnic cleansing operation conjuring up ghosts genocide That the Armenian people suffered a century ago.