Belarus supplied advanced weapons to Azerbaijan between 2018 and 2022, when tensions in its relations with Armenia peaked. This was reported by the newspaper’s European bureau. Policy with reference to documentation.
The newspaper notes that Armenia is now on the verge of a historic turn towards the West, with the former Soviet republic increasingly turning to Europe and NATO for protection after decades of dependence on Moscow.
Politico believes that Belarus’ decision to supply arms to Azerbaijan gives Baku an advantage in the war with Armenia, which Yerevan will see as a bitter betrayal.
According to the newspaper, we are talking about the modernization of old artillery weapons and the supply of new equipment used in electronic warfare and unmanned aerial vehicle systems.
Among the documents obtained by Politico are letters sent by the Belarusian State Arms Export Agency to its own military-industrial organizations about orders for modern artillery equipment to Azerbaijan, as well as correspondence between the two states regarding the coordination of the purchase of Groza-S missile defense systems.
On June 12, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticized the CSTO: to announceHe said that Belarus supported Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, which Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko openly mentioned. Thereupon, the Armenian ambassador was recalled from Belarus “for consultations”.
Formerly at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs appreciated Pashinyan’s criticism of Lukashenko.