Azerbaijan Escalates its Aggression against Armenians

Putting pressure on Russia's ability to support it's 'allies' whilst also reducing the ability to support their invasion is I think strategically sound.

That said it could also potentially be a pretence by Russia and Turkey to justify their actions regarding their respective allies, entrenching their 'spheres of influence' to each other's benefit.

With the state of things right now I'm afraid that it's likely a matter of necessity wrt to what the West can or should do as angering Azerbaijan and Turkey in the midst of an energy crisis seems incredibly unwise.
 
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ThestigGT999 said:
https://providencemag.com/2022/03/azerbaijan-escalates-aggression-armenians-artsakh/

Russia says Azerbaijan enters Russian peacekeepers' zone in Nagorno-Karabakh
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Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh, formerly the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, NKR, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus supported by Armenia, whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan.
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Why exactly should we be sanctioning Azerbaijan? Artsakh is their own territory. Sounds like they're just defending it from Russian interference, like Ukraine. If anything, this is a good reason to hit Russia with even more sanctions.
 
StriderX said:
Putting pressure on Russia's ability to support it's 'allies' whilst also reducing the ability to support their invasion is I think strategically sound.

That said it could also potentially be a pretence by Russia and Turkey to justify their actions regarding their respective allies, entrenching their 'spheres of influence' to each other's benefit.

With the state of things right now I'm afraid that it's likely a matter of necessity wrt to what the West can or should do as angering Azerbaijan and Turkey in the midst of an energy crisis seems incredibly unwise.
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as you said the timing of events suits Azerbaijan

Sankari said:
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Why exactly should we be sanctioning Azerbaijan? Artsakh is their own territory. Sounds like they're just defending it from Russian interference, like Ukraine. If anything, this is a good reason to hit Russia with even more sanctions.
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The predominantly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh was claimed by both the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia
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In the leadup to the fall of the Soviet Union, the region re-emerged as a source of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 1991, a referendum held in the NKAO and the neighbouring Shahumyan Province resulted in a declaration of independence.
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your source

it seems that Azerbaijan is ones who violated the ceasefire here not just defending themselves

https://www.timesofisrael.com/russi...-breaking-ceasefire-in-conflict-with-armenia/
 
StriderX said:
Putting pressure on Russia's ability to support it's 'allies' whilst also reducing the ability to support their invasion is I think strategically sound.

That said it could also potentially be a pretence by Russia and Turkey to justify their actions regarding their respective allies, entrenching their 'spheres of influence' to each other's benefit.
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Could just as easily be Azerbaijan simply taking advantage of Russia being overwhelmed with their war in Ukraine and the rest of the world distracted.

Sankari said:
Why exactly should we be sanctioning Azerbaijan? Artsakh is their own territory. Sounds like they're just defending it from Russian interference, like Ukraine. If anything, this is a good reason to hit Russia with even more sanctions.
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That's a reach, the population is mostly Armenian and has been for decades, Armenia didn't just recently invade, they're not "defending" territory here, they're invading and trying to reclaim territory that officially belongs to them but within which the majority of the population is Armenian and wishes to be part of Armenia.

It could be like Serbia invading Kosovo today, if they were to do that would you say they were just defending their territory?
 
dLockers said:
How can they invade their own land? :confused:
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An Armenian-inhabited village in Nagorno-Karabakh has reportedly been taken over by Azerbaijani troops.
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look at the Republic of Artsakh

https://thebluntpost.com/faq-artsakh-a-k-a-nagorno-karabakh-separating-facts-from-fiction/

On December 10, 1991 NK population declared the establishment of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) by plebiscite, which fully complies with both international law norms and the letter and spirit of the USSR laws of that time.
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ThestigGT999 said:
look at the Republic of Artsakh

https://thebluntpost.com/faq-artsakh-a-k-a-nagorno-karabakh-separating-facts-from-fiction/
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This seems like a super well balanced record of events:

"Since its creation in 1918, Azerbaijan has been implementing an open campaign of national, ethnic, religious, cultural, and economic discrimination, aiming to eliminate the region’s Armenian heritage."

Any chance you have an article from a reputable news provider, rather than one that just fits your narrative?

You know he is a LGBTQI+ advocate right? And pro-Armenian? So posts mostly anti-Azerbaijan content because of their LGBTQ records.
 
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