Dr. George Vlad Niculescu responded recently a query on the prospects for Russian peacekeepers leave Karabakh after the expiration of their mandate

Published on EGF: 14.07.2022

by EGF Editor

EGF Head of Research, Dr. George Vlad Niculescu, responded recently a query from an Azerbaijani journalist on the prospects for Russian peacekeepers leave Karabakh after the expiration of their mandate. He concluded that peace in Karabakh was rather hanging on the broader balance of power between Russia and Turkey, and it was becoming increasingly entangled with the ongoing Russia-West geopolitical confrontation. In such circumstances, Russian peacekeepers might need to stay in Karabakh beyond November 2025, as a key element of maintaining the local balance of power, and implicitly preserving regional stability and peace in the South Caucasus. READ MORE