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The South Caucasus is no longer Russia’s backyard
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The South Caucasus is no longer Russia’s backyard

27 August 2025
For decades, Russia has stood at the centre of the South Caucasus’ security order. No peace deal, no war settlement, no major infrastructure project could be imagined without Moscow’s involvement. Yet this year, for the first time in Azerbaijan’s modern history, that assumption has been openly challenged. A series of diplomatic clashes between Baku and Moscow, followed last week by the U.S.-mediated summit in Washington, show that Azerbaijan is willing to confront Russia more directly than ever before, and that the South Caucasus may now be shifting away from Moscow at an accelerated pace.
Simona Scotti

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Sargsyan in Moscow for meeting of Eurasian Union as Parliament ratifies deal giving Gazprom monopoly of Armenian gas market until 2043.
Sargsyan in Moscow for meeting of Eurasian Union as Parliament ratifies deal giving Gazprom monopoly of Armenian gas market until 2043.
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Sargsyan in Moscow for meeting of Eurasian Union as Parliament ratifies deal giving Gazprom monopoly of Armenian gas market until 2043.

24 December 2013
The Armenian Parliament ratifies agreement that gives Gazprom complete ownership of the Armenian gas supplier ArmRusGazprom and monopoly over the market until 2043
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Minsk Group co-Chair meet civil society representatives in Stepanakert. NGOs call for more involvement in the peace process.
Minsk Group co-Chair meet civil society representatives in Stepanakert. NGOs call for more involvement in the peace process.
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Minsk Group co-Chair meet civil society representatives in Stepanakert. NGOs call for more involvement in the peace process.

19 December 2013
Stepanakert based NGOs told diplomats from France and the US that there was a need of a broader based civil society involvement in the Karabakh peace.process.
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Aliev meets OSCE Minsk Group co-Chair diplomats who are in the region to follow-up on discussions held in Vienna in November.
Aliev meets OSCE Minsk Group co-Chair diplomats who are in the region to follow-up on discussions held in Vienna in November.
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Aliev meets OSCE Minsk Group co-Chair diplomats who are in the region to follow-up on discussions held in Vienna in November.

15 December 2013
The diplomats representing France, Russia and the United States are in the region to follow-up on discussions held by the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Vienna in November.
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