INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
YEREVAN, Armenia-- Russia said Tuesday it had actually negotiated a ceasefire in between ex-Soviet Armenia and Azerbaijan after clashes in
between the historical rivals left at least 49 Armenian troops dead
The Armenian Defense Ministry said the battling began early Tuesday, with the Armenian cities of Goris, Sotk, and Jermuk coming under fire
from Azerbaijani weapons, mortars and drones
My family and I woke up because of the shelling when [the area] was attacked at about midnight, stated Anna, who resides in the Armenian
town of Vardenis about 20 kilometers from the border with Azerbaijan and decreased to provide her surname
We were hearing the noise of rockets
It was very scary, she told The Moscow Times
The deadly combating came as Yerevans closest ally Moscow-- which has countless peacekeepers in the area-- was sidetracked by its six-month
intrusion of Ukraine.Russia said it had brought the clashes to a stop, with the Russian Foreign Ministry stating a ceasefire was agreed from
The circumstance is very agonizing, said Nina, a Yerevan homeowner who declined to offer her surname
Im simply considering how to safeguard my house if they come
Experts alerted that the Kremlins war in Ukraine has deteriorated Russia and raised the opportunities of further escalation in between
Russia is currently neither prepared nor capable of restraining Azerbaijani aggressiveness in the area, stated Tigran Grigoryan, a
Yerevan-based political specialist, including that there was a local power vacuum due to the fact that of Moscows focus on Ukraine
The battling appeared to have waned Tuesday night, following an extreme round of diplomacy, and Baku announcing that it had achieved its
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan deals with the parliament in Yerevan on September 13, 2022primeminister
am Provocations dedicated by Armenian forces at the border have been prevented and all needed goals were fulfilled, Azerbaijan President
Ilham Aliyevs workplace said in a statement.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told legislators Tuesday early morning that at least 49
Armenian soldiers were killed in Azerbaijani attacks
President Vladimir Putins representative Dmitry Peskov stated that the Kremlin was doing everything it might to solve the scenario
Obviously, the president is making every effort to assist de-escalate tensions on the border, Peskov said
It is challenging to overestimate the function of the Russian Federation and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called the leaders of both Armenia and Azerbaijan, with his representative stating Washington
would push for an immediate halt to eliminating and a peace settlement
But there was anger in Yerevan at what is viewed to be Russian inaction-- Russian peacekeepers were released to the region in 2020 following
a bloody war in between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia needs to take a clear position, previous Armenian lawmaker Arman Abovyan informed The Moscow Times
The scenario is extraordinary-- the state of Azerbaijan assaulted the state of Armenia ..
it is an effort to annex the territory of Armenia
It is not a coincidence that this has actually occurred when Russia is totally concentrated on the scenario in Ukraine, he said
Azerbaijans President Ilham Aliyev consults with the military leadership in Baku on September 13, 2022president
azBakus long-standing political and military sponsor Turkey blamed Armenia and prompted it instead to concentrate on peace negotiations
Iran, which shares a border with both nations, urged restraint and a peaceful resolution to the fighting.The European Union, France and
have actually expressed concerns over the escalation and required an end to the hostilities.Before the ceasefire was announced, Armenia
attracted the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Moscow-led security alliance of post-Soviet states
For Russia, this is a difficult minute-- it will be a serious blow to the prestige of Russia and the CSTO organization to leave Armenia
without help, but at the same time, Russia doesnt wish to spoil its relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey, Mikayel Zolyan, a previous
Armenian legislator and political expert, told The Moscow Times.The present situation echoes 2 previous wars in the area over
Nagorno-Karabakh in the 1990s and in 2020
6 weeks of fighting in the autumn of 2020 claimed more than 6,500 lives and ended with a Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and
On the one hand, Russia is an ally of Armenia and a member of the CSTO, however at the very same time, Azerbaijan has a number of
agreements with Russia and Russia considers Azerbaijan its ally
Plus, Russia is a mediator in the Karabakh dispute, Zolyan said
All 3 functions are quite difficult to combine, and therefore we see that all celebrations are dissatisfied with Russia
AFP contrinuted reporting.
