The withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping troops stationed in Artsakh for a period of five years after the tripartite declaration of November 9 gives rise to deep concerns and causes contradictions in the context of regional developments. In such a way, the positioning of the guarantor of peace and security ultimately fails and opens a new door for Azerbaijani crimes.
A few days ago, the removal of the International Committee of the Red Cross and now the peacekeepers frees Azerbaijan, acting outside of civilized norms, from any restraint mechanism and allows unfettered actions to eliminate everything Armenian. It is obvious that with all this, new grounds are being created for cultural genocide and, in general, the cancellation of all the rights of Artsakh citizens, including property and ownership.
The civil initiative “We Are” considers that with such a policy, the Russian Federation contributes to Aliyev’s permissiveness and the behavior of “digesting” Azerbaijani crimes. The people of Artsakh unconditionally believed and accepted the Russian mission to protect them, which was defeated by ethnic cleansing in 2023. And with the decision to leave the territory early, the importance of discussing such issues with Artsakh society and state institutions was ignored.
At the same time, we consider the ongoing process as a global challenge and call on all poles of the world to prevent visible and invisible attempts to put a tombstone on the Artsakh issue.
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