France, Russia stand on opposite sides of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

An Azerbaijani soldier near Russian peacekeepers' vehicles at a check point on the road to Shusha in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on 17 November 2020. © AP - Sergei Grits

Azerbaijan has accused France of threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador and accused Baku of damaging relations. Meanwhile Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, which Azerbaijan recaptured from Armenian separatists last year.

Azerbaijan on Wednesday accused France of pressuring and threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador, Anne Boillon, and accused Baku of damaging bilateral ties.