Over the previous few months, Russia and Armenia’s relationship has turn into fraught with pressure over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area.
Russia has blamed Armenia for a breakdown in peace talks with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area within the newest signal of friction between Moscow and Yerevan over the battle.
For months, Armenia and Azerbaijan, each former Soviet republics, have tried to debate a peace deal for the contested area within the South Caucasus.
Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as a part of Azerbaijan however is dwelling to a primarily ethnic Armenian inhabitants. The 2 neighbour’s battle over the area started firstly of the twentieth century and has damaged out into warfare twice, the newest in 2020.
Moscow on Thursday accused Armenia of bailing on peace talks and requested Yerevan to return to the negotiating desk.
Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mentioned: “It's tough to evaluate Yerevan’s place when their official statements differ so considerably.”
She mentioned Armenia’s determination to desert peace talks scheduled in December in Moscow “prevented us from discussing the peace treaty”.
“If our Armenian companions are actually all for fixing these issues, … then as an alternative of partaking in scholasticism, it's essential to proceed working collectively,” Zakharova mentioned.
Rising tensions
For the previous month, Azerbaijani civilians who say they're environmental activists have protested alongside the Lachin hall, the one highway linking Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. Yerevan has known as the motion an Azerbaijani government-endorsed blockade.
Baku says the group has legit issues over suspected illegal Armenian mining tasks and has denied that the area is blocked.
The difficulty has brought on pressure within the relationship between allies Armenia and Russia. Yerevan has repeatedly criticised Russia’s peacekeepers, who've been positioned on the Lachin hall since 2020 to make sure free motion. Armenia has mentioned they don't seem to be doing sufficient to ease the bottleneck. However Moscow has mentioned it's doing all the pieces doable.
On Tuesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan mentioned: “Russia’s navy presence in Armenia not solely fails to ensure its safety, but it surely raises safety threats for Armenia.”
On the identical day, Armenia introduced it might not host navy drills by the Russian-led alliance of post-Soviet states, the Collective Safety Treaty Organisation (CTSO).
Pashinyan mentioned it might be “unreasonable to carry CTSO workouts on the territory of Armenia”.
Regardless of the cancelled drills, the Kremlin mentioned Yerevan stays a “shut ally” and it deliberate to ask Armenia to make clear its place.
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