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Geopolitical Challenges Surround the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal

The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by the United States, has faced criticism from various quarters, including Russia, Iran, and certain Armenian diaspora groups. Russia’s Concerns Russia has expressed dissatisfaction with the agreement, accusing the West of attempting to “usurp” the peace deal and align it with its own interests. This sentiment is […]

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Armenia threatens to leave Russian CSTO alliance

Caucasus / ENM

Armenia threatens to suspend membership of the Russian-led military alliance CSTO, if it continues to meet certain expectations. The decision is indicative of the deteriorating relationship between the two countries. Founded in 1992, the CSTO is led by Russia. Like its Western counterpart, the CSTO regards an attack on one member state as an attack

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Armenia struggling with influx of 100.000 refugees

Caucasus / ENM

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenian refugees need to find warm housing before the winter sets in, Euronews reports, as it specifies that the country is struggling to cope with the crisis. It adds: “In the town of Masis in Armenia, which lies on the border with Turkey, around 10,000 ethnic Armenian refugees from the Nagorno

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Interview with Lars Patrick Berg MEP on the conflict in Karabakh

Caucasus / ENM

In an interview with Italian magazine Tempi, Lars Patrick Berg MEP discusses the conflict in Karabakh. He says: “The EU should help the Armenians. Now we are strengthening the Azerbaijani Aliyev regime.” “A cynic might think that President von der Leyen thinks the gas deliveries are more important than the lives of Armenians. Aliyev has

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Will the EU snubbing Georgia push it closer to Russia?

Caucasus / ENM

The EU’s decision to only grant Georgia EU candidate status after addressing certain priorities, unlike Ukraine and Moldova, continues to make waves. Commenting to Stuttgarter Nachrichten, German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg states: “Denying Georgia accession status is a terrible sign and a big strategic mistake by the EU”, adding that there is a danger

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MEP Lars Patrick Berg urges EU to offer EU candidate status to Georgia

Caucasus / ENM

In Georgia, tens of thousands took part in a march in favour of the country’s EU membership candidacy, only days after the European Commission announced that Georgia would only be given candidate status after addressing certain priorities. “Europe is a historical choice and an aspiration of Georgians, for which all generations have given sacrifices,” the

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