Russian Peacekeeping Operation in Nagorno-Karabakh (2020–2023)
https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2023-3-3(9)-34-46
Abstract
The article presents the results of a study of the peacekeeping mission conducted by the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020–2023 and assesses its effectiveness. According to the trilateral agreement signed on November 10, 2020 by the Presidents of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Russian peacekeepers were introduced into Nagorno-Karabakh. After the signed trilateral agreement, two more agreements followed, which fixed effective activities and strengthened the need for the presence of peacekeepers in the region. In December 2022, Azerbaijani so-called “eco-activists” blocked the only road (the Lachin Corridor) connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, blocking the free movement of people and goods, hindering the activities of peacekeepers and creating a humanitarian crisis for the population of Nagorno- Karabakh.
Supporting agencies: The author expresses gratitude to the management and staff of NIIRK for their help, for the opportunity to work with archival material in the Russian State Library and in the Archive of the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
About the Authors
R. E. Gasparyan
Yerevan State University
Armenia
Armenia
Ruzanna E. Gasparyan – Junior Researcher at the Department of Armenian-Russian Relations of Yerevan State University
1 Alex Manoogian, Yerevan, 0025
A. Yu. Skakov
Institute of Oriental Studies RAS Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr A. Skakov – CandSc (Hist.) Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, Deputy Director for Development
12 Rozhdestvenka St., 107031, Moscow
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Gasparyan R.E., Skakov A.Yu. Russian Peacekeeping Operation in Nagorno-Karabakh (2020–2023). Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. 2023;(3):34-46. https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2023-3-3(9)-34-46
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