He also said State isn't planning to renew a long-standing waiver that allows the U.S. to provide military assistance to Baku.

Highlights:

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned a small group of lawmakers last week that his department is tracking the possibility that Azerbaijan could soon invade Armenia, according to two people familiar with the conversation.

Azerbaijiani President Ilham Aliyev has previously called on Armenia to open a “corridor” along its southern border, linking mainland Azerbaijan to an exclave that borders Turkey and Iran. Aliyev has threatened to solve the issue “by force.”

  • zerfuffleEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    The West encourages ethnic cleansing because it helps to solidify the status quo. This is nothing new.

    Azerbaijan is backed by Turkey, a NATO member, and gets much of their arms from Israel, a strong US ally.

    • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      That’s probably the dumbest explanation. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.