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In the cover image a soldier guarding the borders of ‘Nagorno-Karabakh looks at the flag for the last time The authorities of Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh have announced the dissolution of the self-proclaimed republic after a Russian-mediated truce ended a flare-up of hostilities between Stepanakert and Baku. Samvel Shahramanyan, the president of the unrecognized republic, issued a decree on Thursday ordering the “dissolution of all state institutions and their branches by January 1, 2024.”  “The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) ceases to exist,” the announcement declared, as quoted by the NKR InfoCenter. The document also says that the region’s inhabitants, including […] #Military #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/09/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-no-longer-exist-65000-christian-refugees-in-armenia/?feed_id=4072

In the cover image rescue and medical personnel work following an explosion in the gas warehouse near the Stepanakert-Askera highway in Berkadzor on 26 September Introduction by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO In recent days, Armenian religious people have raised the alarm about the danger of genocide for the overwhelmingly Christian population of the isolated Lachin Corridor, after repeated tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. A sudden military operation justified as counter-terrorism killed dozens of people including at least six Russian peacekeeper soldiers. This action appears somewhat suspicious and absurd as Russia had […] #Featured #Investigations #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/09/nagorno-karabakh-on-fire-after-military-operations-and-us-cia-cutout-influence/?feed_id=3948

In the cover image rescue and medical personnel work following an explosion in the gas warehouse near the Stepanakert-Askera highway in Berkadzor on 26 September Introduction by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO In recent days, Armenian religious people have raised the alarm about the danger of genocide for the overwhelmingly Christian population of the isolated Lachin Corridor, after repeated tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. A sudden military operation justified as counter-terrorism killed dozens of people including at least six Russian peacekeeper soldiers. This action appears somewhat suspicious and absurd as Russia had […] #Featured #Investigations #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/09/nagorno-karabakh-on-fire-after-military-operations-and-us-cia-cutout-influence/?feed_id=3890

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia who oversaw a humiliating defeat in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020, delivered a speech on September 24 claiming that he is leading Armenia’s “independence defence movement” and blamed Russia for the situation in the disputed region. Describing the terrible humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Pashinyan said, “The responsibility for such a development of events will fall entirely on Azerbaijan, which has adopted the policy of ethnic cleansing, and on the peacekeeping troops of the Russian Federation in Nagorno-Karabakh.” The Armenian prime minister […] #Featured #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/09/pashinyan-attempts-to-blame-russia-for-the-situation-he-helped-create-in-nagorno-karabakh/?feed_id=3798