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- Azerbaijan’s president poses with helmets taken from fallen Armenian soldiers at opening of museum to bloody Nagorno-Karabakh war
Azerbaijan’s long-time leader, Ilham Aliyev, has officially opened a museum dedicated to the country’s victory over neighboring Armenia in a series of bloody battles that claimed the lives of thousands of soldiers on both sides.Apr 12, 2021 20:44Russia & Former Soviet Union - Amid Yerevan turmoil & military uprising, Azerbaijani President Aliyev says Armenian PM Pashinyan has led his country to ruinArmenian leader Nikol Pashinyan is running Yerevan into “abyss and ruin” and has undermined his own country’s statehood. That’s according to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who led Baku to war victory against Armenia in 2020.Feb 26, 2021 15:29Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Three months after Moscow-brokered Armenia & Azerbaijan truce, Nagorno-Karabakh proposes making Russian an official languageThe president of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has submitted a bill to elevate Russian to the status of an official language. Moscow has grown closer to the region since the Armenia-Azerbaijan war in 2020.Feb 17, 2021 13:21Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Azerbaijan approves trial of Covid-19 vaccine combination, set to test Russia’s Sputnik V together with AstraZeneca jabAzerbaijan has given the go-ahead to the world's first clinical trials combining two Covid-19 vaccines, with the country set to test inoculation using both Russia's Sputnik V and the AstraZeneca-Oxford University jab.Feb 9, 2021 14:22Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Fresh fears of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of violating ceasefire with machine gun volleyJust months after a Russian-brokered accord paused hostilities in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of restarting fighting, sparking concern for the fragile ceasefire.Feb 3, 2021 07:15Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Both Armenia & Azerbaijan deliberately launched ‘indiscriminate attacks’ on civilians during Nagorno-Karabakh war - Amnesty reportDuring the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, both the Armenian and Azerbaijani militaries purposely attacked the local civilian population, and not just opposing armed forces.Jan 14, 2021 15:12Russia & Former Soviet Union
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