Until two days ago the only missing piece in the puzzle in terms of the West and its partners “resolving” frozen conflicts in the former Soviet Union. Which is to say, driving Russian peacekeepers and other troops out of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Crimea and the Donbass. The latter are labeled “temporarily-occupied territories” by the U.S., NATO and the European Union. A parallel offensive is being waged against Kosovska Mitrovica, Republika Srpska and Serbia.

Azeri Press Agency
March 27, 2022

Should Russian peacekeepers who violate provisions of trilateral Statement stay in Karabakh?

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Also see: Karabakh: Azerbaijani troops invade Russian peacekeeping zone, use Turkish drones against defenders

Azerbaijan intensifies attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh near Russian troops

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The Russian Defense Ministry has issued a statement expressing concern over the strengthening of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ position in the direction of Farrukh village.

The statement claims that Azerbaijan “entered the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from March 24 to 25, violating the provisions of the trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia dated November 9, 2020.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement citing the statement.

According to the information obtained by APA, Farrukh village is currently under the control of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

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It should be noted that the current mandate of Russian peacekeepers is uncertain. Dozens of images and video recordings opposing the Russian Interior Ministry’s claims, as well as media reports, show that the Russian peacekeepers themselves do not comply with the provisions of the November 10 agreement….

In the last few weeks, there have been reports that Armenian separatists dug trenches around the village of Farrukh to strengthen their position. How did the “peacekeepers” react to this “in their deployment zones”? They were watching the separatists smoking cigarettes. Isn’t this a violation of the trilateral Statement?

The behavior of Russian peacekeepers, as well as the fact that the Russian media still presents terrorists as “republics” and the official media, replicates the “orders” of the terrorist Araik, contradicts the statement on the alliance signed on February 22. The provisions of this agreement, which include the fight against separatism, are grossly violated.

And all this raises a question. Is there a need for a peacekeeper in the region who is not fulfilling his mission? The issue of withdrawing peacekeepers from the area after 2025, or even sooner, should be on the agenda.

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B92
March 27, 2022

The Russians prevented a new war

Azerbaijani forces withdrew from the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.

They withdrew after negotiations.

Russian Ministry of Defense added that Moscow recorded two cases of violations of the ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh, which were committed by Azerbaijani forces.

As he stated, four people were wounded, two on each side. The command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, together with the representatives of the two sides, has stabilized the situation, it is added in the announcement.

It should be reminded that the Azerbaijani armed forces entered the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday and carried out four strikes on the armed formations of Nagorno-Karabakh, using the Bayraktar TB2 drone near the village of Furuh, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

“President of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, signed a decree on the temporary restriction of rights and freedoms in the conditions of the state of war declared on the territory of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh),” RIA Novosti reported.

The fighting in the disputed territory in November 2020 ended with the victory of the Azerbaijani army, and the peace agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia only confirmed the conquests of the Azerbaijani army.

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B92
March 26, 2022

A new war in the Caucasus? Azerbaijani forces have entered the Russian zone

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces entered the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh.

President of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, signed a decree on the temporary restriction of rights and freedoms due to the introduction of a state of war. This was stated on the Telegram channel of the official NKR information center.

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces entered the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh and carried out four strikes on the armed formations of Nagorno-Karabakh, using the Bayraktar TB2 drone near the village of Furuh, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced today.

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces entered the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh from March 24 to 25, violating the provisions of the trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia from November 9, 2020, and set up an observation post, the statement said, as TASS reported.

The state of war in Nagorno-Karabakh

“The President of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arajik Harutyunyan, signed a decree on the temporary restriction of rights and freedoms in the conditions of the state of war declared on the territory of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh),” RIA Novosti reported.

According to the decree, the right to freedom of assembly is restricted, and strikes are prohibited.

“In addition, the work of organizations engaged in propaganda or other activities directed against the defense capabilities and security of the Republic of Artsakh is suspended,” the Telegram channel was told.

Ministry of the Interior and the National Security Service of the unrecognized republics are responsible for the application of temporary restrictions on the rights and freedoms established by this Decree.