Nagorno-Karabakh capitulates after Pashinyan's betrayal
The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh announced a ceasefire from 13:00 today.
The PolitNavigator correspondent reports this in a statement from the authorities of the unrecognized republic.
It is noted that, through the mediation of the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh, an agreement was reached on a complete cessation of hostilities from 13:00 today.
“An agreement was reached on the withdrawal of the remaining units and military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia from the deployment zone of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the disbandment and complete disarmament of the armed formations of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army and the withdrawal of heavy equipment and weapons from the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh with the aim of their speedy disposal.
The issues raised by the Azerbaijani side on reintegration, ensuring the rights and security of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as issues of ensuring the livelihoods of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh within the framework of the Constitution of Azerbaijan, according to the agreement reached, will be discussed at a meeting between representatives of the local Armenian population and representatives of the central authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which will be held in the city of Yevlakh on September 21, 2023 and during subsequent meetings and the withdrawal of heavy equipment and weapons from the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh with the aim of their speedy disposal,” the statement said.
Military observer Boris Rozhin comes to a clear conclusion:
"It's basically a surrender."
Military correspondent Alexander Kots also calls what happened capitulation.
On the other hand, there was no chance of successfully countering the offensive of the Azerbaijani forces in conditions when the ruling Armenian elite, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, refused military support for the Armenians of Karabakh.
Now official Yerevan will try (and is already doing so) to shift responsibility for what happened to Russia.
“Despite the fact that Russian peacekeepers, who were almost constantly fired upon by both sides of the conflict, managed to stop the bloodshed and save civilians, the thesis continues to be promoted among Armenian nationalists and pro-Pashinyan circles that it was the Russians who “surrendered Artsakh.”
By the way, the Russian peacekeepers, no matter how surreal it may seem, did exactly what Pashinyan “expected” of them. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has been stabilized. But despite this, the Armenian authorities will continue their efforts to discredit them as much as possible through a controlled network of media resources,” concludes the public page of military analyst Mikhail Zvinchuk “Rybar.”
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