news Azerbaijan planning a “full-scale war” against Armenia

[illia]

 

Tensions between the two Caucasus neighbours have remained high since Baku re-captured the Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh last September in a lightning military offensive.

 

"Our analysis shows that Azerbaijan wants to launch military action in some parts of the border with the prospect of turning military escalation into a full-scale war against Armenia," Pashinyan said at a government meeting.

 

"This intention can be read in all statements and actions of Azerbaijan," he added.

 

Yerevan is concerned that Azerbaijan, emboldened by its success in Karabakh, could invade Armenian territory in order to create a land bridge to its exclave of Nakhchivan.

 

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who won re-election this month, said in an inauguration speech Wednesday it was Armenia, not Azerbaijan, that had outstanding territorial claims.

 

Pashinyan and Aliyev previously said a peace agreement could have been signed by the end of last year, but internationally mediated peace talks have failed to yield a breakthrough.

 

On Tuesday, both sides accused each other of opening fire on their volatile border, in a skirmish Armenia said left four of its soldiers dead.

 

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Edited February 16 by illia

[pisuke]

Yeah, that is what we need right now. 

[Maxxxine]

Can people just ****** chill? 

 

[Pendulum]

And of course the EU will clutch its pearls, not impose any sanctions on Azerbaijan and Aliyev, and continue buying Azerbaijani gas. Oh, and they won't be banned from Eurovision because it is a non-politicised event meant to bring people together.  

 

Armenians are one of the most resiliant people 

 

Edited February 16 by Pendulum

[Letemtalk]

Having a border with Iran and petroleum reserves, Azerbaijan is a strategic ally of the United States and Israel, and as mentioned by @Pendulum the EU who have reduced their imports of Russian gas, need to buy gas elsewhere, so they can't say much either. Joe Biden with probably have some tough words to say to the President of Mexico Azerbaijan and nothing will really be done to stop Azerbaijan from invading as much territory as they want.