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Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating cease-fire deal in Nagorno-Karabakh region
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MOSCOW, 28 March 2022, (TON): Moscow accused Azerbaijan of violating a ceasefire agreement by entering the Russian peacekeeping mission's zone in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the first time Russia publicly assigned the blame for violating the 2020 deal.
The Russian defense ministry also accused Azerbaijani troops of using Turkish-made drones to strike Karabakh troops, while the foreign ministry in Moscow expressed extreme concern over the spiralling tensions in the region.
Incidents between the armed forces of arch enemies Azerbaijan and Armenia have been frequent in recent months but announcement was the first time since the end of the hostilities over Karabakh in November, 2020 that Moscow has accused one of the parties of violating the uneasy cease-fire.
Moscow denounced the flare-up on the 31st day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with signs indicating that both sides were digging in for a protracted conflict in the pro-Western country.
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