Russian peacekeepers start withdrawing from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region
Reuters Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh and other regions, ending a multi-year deployment which gave Moscow a military foothold in the strategic South Caucasus region. The step, confirmed by the Kremlin and Azerbaijan on Wednesday, comes as Russia faces pressure in the wider region with neighbouring Armenia demanding Russian border guards leave […]
Azerbaijan demands Karabakh mine access as condition to end protests blocking road
Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that protests which have blocked the supply route to ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than two weeks would be suspended if monitors were given access to what it calls illegal mining sites in the enclave. A crowd of Azerbaijanis has been engaged in a standoff with Russian […]