Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control

Russian peacekeepers started withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin

Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s recapture of the disputed territory from Armenian separatists last year, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Azerbaijani state media reported this week that Russian troops had begun leaving positions held as part of a Moscow-brokered 2020 ceasefire between Baku and Yerevan. ALSO READ: Armenia, Azerbaijan to make new push for peace in Berlin They posted videos and ph…

Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian forces are being withdrawn from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, where they have been stationed as peacekeepers since the end of a war in 2020, officials of both countries said Wednesday.In a conference call with journalists, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed reports of the withdrawal but did not give further details. Hikmet Hajiyev, the head of foreign policy in Azerbaijan’s presidential administration, also confirmed…

Russian peacekeepers start withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh

Soldiers begin to leave region in South Caucasus long fought over by Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control

Russian forces are being withdrawn from Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, where they have been stationed as peacekeepers since the end of a war in 2020, officials of both countries said Wednesday.

Russian peacekeeping forces have begun withdrawing from Nagorno Karabakh and other regions of Azerbaijan, ending a multi-year presence that has provided Moscow with a military foothold in the strategic South Caucasus region.

Russian peacekeepers have begun to withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan re-established control of the disputed region last year in the hands of the Armenian separatists, as confirmed by the Kremlin's press representative, Dmitry Peskov.