The prime minister of Armenia on Tuesday questioned the role of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh as he went over a blockade of the breakaway area with President Vladimir Putin.Since mid-December Azerbaijani activists have actually been obstructing the Lachin corridor, the only roadway between Armenia and Karabakh, to oppose what they claim is illegal mining.
As a result of the blockade, the mountainous region of some 120,000 individuals is running short of food, medicines, and fuel.Baku claims the protests are spontaneous however Yerevan accuses Azerbaijan of orchestrating the demonstrations in order to push Armenians to desert the challenged territory.Meeting Putin on the sidelines of a local summit in St.
Petersburg, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated he wished to go over the crisis and its possible solutions.Pashinyan stated that despite it being Moscows obligation, the Lachin passage is not under the control of Russian peacekeepers.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have currently battled 2 wars over Karabakh.
The most current fighting, in 2020, claimed more than 6,500 lives and ended with a Russian-brokered truce that saw Yerevan deliver areas it had managed for decades.As part of the offer, Moscow has stationed peacekeepers in Karabakh.
Given that the start of the blockade, Armenia has actually consistently accused Russian peacekeepers of failing their objective in Karabakh.Speaking in front of reporters, Putin stated that the settlement of tensions in the South Caucasus was the main concern.
He said the leaders started going over the concern on Monday evening but did not provide further details.Ilham Aliyev, the leader of Armenias arch-enemy Azerbaijan, was likewise present in St.
Petersburg for the local summit.Moscow has actually looked for to keep its role as a powerbroker in between the former Soviet republics regardless of being slowed down in its own military project in Ukraine.