SOURCE: MINOBORON
12 November 2020
RUSSIA DEPLOYS ITS “PEACEKEEPERS” TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH Moscow’s diplomatic intervention saved Armenia from a total military defeat and its loss of breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh. The country found it extremely painful to accept the ceasefire, brokered jointly by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. However, there is no doubt that Azerbaijan clinched a military victory while Russia notched up a success, by dispatching its “peacekeeping forces” to the area. Besides, many signs are that Pashinyan’s incumbent government will collapse, and a Kremlin-loyal will come to power. Armenia has always relied on Russia, but now – with a new balance of power and borders – it is fully at the mercy of an ally who is holding up to offer help until Pashinyan’s Armenia bleeds out. www.warsawinstitute.org
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