Uptick in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS
- In Brief
27 Mar 2022
by Alex Teddy
Three Armenian soldiers were killed on March 25 in skirmishes with Azerbaijan. The two countries fought a war in 2020 that Azerbaijan won. There are Russian peacekeepers keeping the Armenians and Azerbaijanis apart. This is supposed to ensure that neither side fires on the other for fear of hitting the Russians. Moscow said that Azerbaijan has drones to attack Armenia. Perhaps Azerbaijan sees this as a good time to make ground. Armenia's ally is Russia. As Russia has its hands full in Ukraine then Moscow cannot assist Armenia.
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