Daily Memo: Turkey and Russia in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iranian Influence in Africa

Moscow appears to be drawing closer to Azerbaijan as it pulls out of the disputed region.

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Nagorno-Karabakh update. A joint Turkish-Russian monitoring center in Nagorno-Karabakh has closed, six months after Azerbaijan recaptured the region from ethnic Armenian forces. The center was opened in January 2021, following a major escalation in the long-standing conflict there. Earlier this month, Russian peacekeepers began withdrawing from the region ahead of schedule, a decision Azerbaijani President […]

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