In this situation, since 2016, there have been conflicts between the two countries regarding the border issue. This conflict turned into a war in 2020. Russia intervened and ended the six-week war. About 6,000 people died in this war. At the end of the war, Azerbaijan captured the Nagorno-Karabakh region controlled by ethnic Armenians. Since then, tensions have been increasing on the border between the two countries. In this situation, there has been a conflict between the players of the two countries again.
Who does Russia support?
Turkey has close relations with oil-rich Azerbaijan. Russia has a military base in Armenia. Therefore, Russia maintains good relations with that country. However, Russia also maintains good relations with Azerbaijan. Therefore, this time Russia intervened to stop the conflict between the two countries.
“The Russia-Ukraine war has had many economic impacts beyond Europe and the entire world. In this situation, if war breaks out between Azerbaijan – Armenia, it will cause more problems. Therefore, the UN and the countries of the world should intervene and end this conflict immediately” is the view of international political experts.