The Kremlin said Monday that the future of its peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh would be determined by Russia and Azerbaijan, which last week took control of the territory from Armenian separatists.
“Since the mission is now on Azerbaijani territory, this will be a subject of our discussion with the Azerbaijani side,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Russia deployed nearly 2,000 forces to the mountainous region in 2020 as part of a ceasefire deal it brokered between Azerbaijan and Armenia that ended six weeks of brutal fighting for control of the territory.
