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Baku (AFP) – When Russian troops deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh four years ago, their task was clear: keep the peace between bitter foes Armenia and Azerbaijan and prevent another war in the volatile region.

But as Azerbaijani forces swept through mountainous Karabakh last September and crushed Armenian separatist forces in a matter of hours, the Russian mission looked lost.

The Kremlin this week quietly confirmed that the peacekeepers were withdrawing, taking with them their weapons and hardware, as well as Russian clout from a region it long considered its own backyard.

"We are witnessing a historic process -- Russians are leaving for the first time in two centuries," independent Azerbaijani analyst Elhan Shahinoglu told AFP.

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"Russia has once again betrayed the Armenian people and sold us out. That's it," said Valery Harutyunyan, who lived in Karabakh before fleeing to Armenia in September.

"We can't rely on the Russians again. It's impossible. We should kick Russians out -- not only from Karabakh -- but also from Armenia," he told AFP.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Nagorno-Karabakh has been fought over between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 1994. I have a documentary about the conflict I downloaded so long ago that it's burned on a CD-R in AVI format. I would guess that's longer than a huge percentage, if not a majority of the population of both countries have been alive.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Hasn't that been a disputed zone for even longer? I don't really know the history but it seems like a rough draw for Armenians. I read recently that their sphere of influence may be drifting away from Russia, but towards whom?

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[-] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

isn't az already in that niche? They're a satellite of turkey which is a NATO member

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

If by Az you mean Azerbaijan, the question was about Armenia, which was historical a Russian ally. Azerbaijan is indeed very close to Turkey.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

NATO is just an alliance, not all of the countries involved agree on everything. I'm not sure how Turkiye feels about Azerbaijan vs Armenia but they got Finland and Sweden figured out.

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