About 120,000 Armenian Christians are trapped inside the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, including women, children, and the disabled, Christian aid workers told Worthy News Friday.
Armenia ’s government urged Russian peacekeepers to end a month-long Azeri blockade of the only road linking Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh.
The latest tensions over de predominantly ethnic Armenian enclave, which is internationally recognized as part of neighboring Azerbaijan, came after Azerbaijan said time was running out for a lasting peace deal.Moscow and Yerevan have a mutual defense pact, but Russia also strives for good relations with Armenia’s arch-foe Azerbaijan.And Russia, already facing battlefield losses after it invaded Ukraine, seemed reluctant Friday to intervene.The blockade of the mountainous road, known as the Lachin corridor, is being led by a group of Azeris identifying themselves as environmental activists.Armenia claims the group comprises agitators […]
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