By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) - Russian foreign policy hawks savoured chaotic scenes at Kabul airport when U.S. forces quit Afghanistan two years ago.
SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 22, 2023 | SaltWire - Russian foreign policy hawks savoured chaotic scenes at Kabul airport when U.S. forces quit Afghanistan two years ago. Images of fleeing Armenians at Russia's own peacekeeping base at an airport in Nagorno-Karabakh have been harder for them to watch.
But its handling of the Karabakh crisis has forced it into a blame game with Armenia and obliged it to defend its foreign policy in the region. The anger felt by some Russians over what they view as their declining influence in the South Caucasus was amplified by the killing of five Russian peacekeepers in an apparent accident involving Azerbaijani forces.
An outbreak of anti-Russian feeling in Armenia, traditionally one of Russia's closest allies, has made the situation more difficult for Moscow, whose resources and attention are stretched by the war in Ukraine. Russia has responded with a damage limitation exercise, blaming the debacle squarely on Pashinyan and accusing him of diplomatic incompetence and ingratitude.
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