Azerbaijani soldiers also were on the scene, and in one video were shown coming face to face with Russian peacekeepers, trying to get the latter to allow a media vehicle to pass. In one scene a Russian soldier knocked away the microphone of an Azerbaijani journalist, and a Russian soldier also reportedly hit a car belonging to the news website Report.az with the butt of his rifle. Many Azerbaijani news media were on the scene and recorded scuffles between the protesters and the Russian peacekeeping troops, who have guarded the road since the 2020 war between Armenians and Azerbaijan. They held signs, in Russian, English, and Azerbaijani, reading “Illegal Excavation is a War Crime,” and “Exploitation of Mineral Deposits=Money Laundering.” The protesters said they were calling attention to what Azerbaijan has claimed was illegal mining in Karabakh, and the use of the road to transport the minerals into Armenia.
Starting at about 10:30 am on December 12, a group of several dozen Azerbaijanis belonging to government-linked environmental organizations held a demonstration on the road near Shusha. (photo: public television screengrab)Ī group of Azerbaijanis have blocked the road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, the second time traffic on the corridor has been disrupted in just over a week as Azerbaijan continues its campaign of pressure on the vital artery.
Azerbaijani soldiers come face-to-face with Russian peacekeepers near Shusha.
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