DISINFO: US, EU oppress Russia's legitimate interests in the South Caucasus
SUMMARY
The US and the EU want to oppress the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation in the South Caucasus region.
Russia is not opposed to other international players trying their hand at mediation. Unfortunately, with what the US and EU are doing now, we see no longer a desire to help reach an agreement, but a desire to penetrate the region, to press the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation, and to establish themselves as some kind of force that will almost play a decisive role.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Russia as the ultimate target of international events, accusing the West of having an anti-Russian agenda in the Caucasus.
The article advances the claim that the Caucasus is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempts to pre-empt Russia's weakening position in the region.
Contrary to the claim, the EU has a strong interest in a politically stable and economically prosperous Southern Caucasus in full understanding with the states there.
The US and France along with Russia are members of the OSCE Minsk Group and involved in Armenian Azerbaijani negotiations since 1992.
After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, the format where Russia, the US, and France worked as a team for a long period stalled.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has further altered the power balance in the region, creating a dangerous security vacuum and intensifying the need for renewed international mediation toward a comprehensive political settlement. The EU has meanwhile taken on a prominent mediation role in the negotiations. And the US stated that it is ready to engage bilaterally, with like-minded partners, to facilitate dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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