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US 'deeply concerned' by Azerbaijan's checkpoint on Lachin corridor bridge

The U.S. government said it is "deeply concerned" by Azerbaijan establishing a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, saying it undermines efforts toward peace in the region.

Reuters

Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia

Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces.

Reuters

Armenia Raises Peacekeeper 'Problems' with Putin, Fears Escalation

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday he had complained to President Vladimir Putin about "problems" with Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, warning of an escalation in the restive Caucasus region. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars for control of the Armenian-majority region and the latest conflict in 2020 ended…

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Nagorno-Karabakh: slowly but surely, Baku is weaponising the green movement to cut off the region's supplies

The clashes that left three Karabakhi Armenian police officers and two Azerbaijani soldiers dead on 5 March 2023 are part of a tally of casualties that observers of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are unfortunately well acquainted with. This latest incident, however, takes place in the context of a blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh…

The Conversation

Russia expresses 'serious concern' over Karabakh after shoot-out

Russia expressed "serious concern" on Monday over rising tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where it said five people had been killed in a shoot-out between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijani troops on Sunday.

Reuters

Five killed in new Azerbaijan-Armenia clash in Nagorno-Karabakh

Two Azerbaijani servicemen and three Armenian officials killed in an exchange of fire in the contested enclave.

Al Jazeera

Russia's Putin discusses Karabakh crisis with Armenian PM -agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday and discussed the crisis over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian agencies said.

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Armenia offers peace treaty project to Azerbaijan

The agreement would provide for monitoring mechanisms designed to prevent war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Al Jazeera

'Full-blown crisis': Karabakh blockade triggers shortages

Stepanakert (Azerbaijan) (AFP) - Zhanna Petrosyan's flat offers little protection as temperatures plummet below zero both within and outside its walls, leaving her family of six shivering amid the blockade of a disputed region of Azerbaijan.

AFP

Armenia tells World Court Azerbaijan blockade is 'ethnic cleansing'

Armenia told judges at the World Court on Monday that a blockade of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region by neighbouring Azerbaijan was designed to allow "ethnic cleansing", a claim rejected by Baku.

Reuters

Armenia urges UN court to order Azerbaijan to end road block

Armenia is pleading with judges of the United Nations’ highest court on Monday to order Azerbaijan to break up a road blockade that is isolating the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, calling the action part of an act of “ethnic cleansing.”

The Independent UK

Blinken urges Azerbaijan to open corridor connecting Armenia

Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Azerbaijan's leader to reopen a key corridor linking Armenia with the flashpoint enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, warning that a blockade could reignite conflict with Yerevan.

AFP

Thousands of Armenians trapped in Nagorno-Karabakh face humanitarian crisis

The Lachin corridor, the lifeline road connecting the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijiani protesters since December 12, trapping its 120,000 Armenian residents in an increasingly precarious situation. FRANCE 24’s Armenia correspondent Taline Oundjian reports.

France 24

Russia denounces criticism of Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeepers

Armenia has accused Russian forces deployed along the blockaded Lachin corridor of failing to fulfil their duties.

Al Jazeera

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Commentary: The West cannot turn a blind eye as Azerbaijan sets up Armenians for slaughter

While we’re focused on Ukraine, a brutal dictatorship in the South Caucasus is testing the world’s resolve: Since Dec. 12, Azerbaijani operatives have blocked the only road, known as the Lachin Corridor, connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous enclave to the outside world. It is a test. Failing it will invite a…

Reuters

Azerbaijan demands Karabakh mine access as condition to end protests blocking road

Azerbaijan said on Tuesday protests which have blocked the supply route to ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than two weeks would be suspended if monitors were given access to what it calls illegal mining sites in the enclave.

AFP

Armenia leader questions role of Russia peacekeepers in Karabakh

Saint Petersburg (AFP) - The leader of Armenia on Tuesday questioned the role of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh as he discussed a blockade of the breakaway region with President Vladimir Putin.

AFP

Thousands rally in Nagorno-Karabakh to protest land blockade

Stepanakert (Azerbaijan) (AFP) - Thousands rallied on Sunday in Azerbaijan, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region's largest city Stepanakert, to protest the blockade of the only land link to Armenia, an AFP journalist saw.

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Russia's FM Lavrov calls to lower tensions in Karabakh

Moscow (AFP) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called for de-escalation in Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh, a region which has sparked two wars between the Caucasus neighbours.

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Putin says normalisation in Armenia, Azerbaijan's interests

Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes for "normalisation" of ties between Armenia and Azerbaijan after he hosted talks with the rivals on Monday, reasserting Moscow's role as Caucasus powerbroker.

AFP

Putin looks to reassert role in talks with Armenia, Azerbaijan

Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted talks with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday, as Moscow seeks to reassert its role as a key powerbroker between the Caucasus arch-foes.

AFP

Putin, Baku criticise Macron for 'unacceptable' Karabakh remarks

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan on Friday slammed "unacceptable" comments from French leader Emmanuel Macron's on the decades-long conflict between arch foes Baku and Yerevan.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: with Russia bogged down on the battlefield, trouble has flared up again in the Caucasus

Almost two years ago, what is now referred to as the “Second Karabakh War” broke the uneasy truce which had been in effect between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 1994. After 44 days of intense fighting – with thousands of dead on both sides – it ended in a precarious, Russian-mediated…

AFP

Nearly 100 killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes

Yerevan (AFP) - Armenia and Azerbaijan reported nearly 100 troop deaths Tuesday in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The Guardian - UK

Why has fighting broken out between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

Nearly 50 Armenian soldiers killed in deadliest violence since 2020 war over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

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