As Vladimir Putin intensifies his focus on the controversial annexation of Ukraine, his abandonment of allies becomes starkly evident, leaving Armenia to grapple with escalating tensions with Azerbaijan. The region is witnessing a surge in violence, with over 200 Armenian soldiers and 80 Azerbaijani troops losing their lives in clashes on September 13-14 and later on September 28, marking the most... 

He needs a decisive – and crucially, quick – victory. This could come sooner than expected. But it probably won’t be in Ukraine. Instead look south-eastward, to the South Caucasus and another of Russia’s backyards where this week fighting has flared up again between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the deadliest since a fragile ceasefire between those two was brokered by Moscow in 2020. Theirs is a... 

The aggressive Turks in Azerbaijan are in big trouble as more and more Western countries begin to side with Armenia and threaten Azerbaijan with sanctions and severe repercussions for their aggressive war against Armenia. Armenians are desperately calling on social media for the West to step up its game and start supporting Armenia like they are doing with Ukraine. However there is a problem with... 

With fears of an all-out military conflict in Ukraine’s war-torn Donbass region, troops from a major Moscow-led military faction could be sent on a mission to stabilize the tense situation if Kiev and the international community agree on the plan, the bloc’s secretary general has said. Speaking as part of an exclusive interview to Reuters, published on Saturday, Stanislav Zas weighed in on which... 

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan was a success, and the multinational deployment will begin a gradual withdrawal in two days, Nur-Sultan said on Tuesday. Speaking to Parliament, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev explained that all regions of the country are now stable, more than a week after the start of fuel price protests. The authorities have claimed... 

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha The secretary general of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikolai Bordyuzha, has warned of Moscow’s action against the threat of NATO’s missile defense shield, says a report. Speaking at a press conference in the Russian capital on Monday, Bordyuzha said NATO’s plan to set up the missile defense...