Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both countries say is an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after fighting two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The people of Karabakh remain ethnically cleansed from their homes, and it looks like no one is interested in ever fixing that.
Russia had posted peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh after the last major war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020 but said this week it had begun withdrawing them.
Russia’s main loss in the war against Ukraine is their relationship with their de facto satellites. Both Caucasian and Central Asian countries have moved away diplomatically from Russia, being completely aware that it has their hands tied. China moves its influence into Central Asia, and the Caucasus dissolves into its myriad of historical conflicts. Only Belarus remains loyal.
Armenia, having been absolutely abandoned by the Russians, is doing everything it can to keep Turkey (through Azerbaijan) from wiping it off the map.
To be fair, the Azerbaijani government hates Armenia plenty enough even without Turkey being involved.
Yes, but lack the material to move the needle without Turkish support.
Azerbaijan has more than x3 the population of Armenia, and also has oil wealth. This is very one sided.
So relations are improving after the Russian “peacekeepers” left?
