Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on December 29 that it was "concerned" about tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a two-week-old blockade of the only road linking the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, and that talks with the two sides would continue. The so-called Lachin Corridor, which allows supplies from Armenia to reach the 120,000 ethnic Armenians in the mountainous enclave, has been policed by Russian peacekeepers since 2020. Azerbaijani civilians identifying themselves as environmental activists have blockaded the road since December 12. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Kremlin 'Concerned' About Karabakh Road Blockade, Says Will Continue Talks
Russian peacekeepers are seen deployed at the Lachin Corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armenia, as Azerbaijani environmental activists protest what they claim is illegal mining on December 26.