How Russia is building its leverage in the Caucasus
(World News Russia)

A meeting of the leaderships of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Kremlin on January 11, exactly two months after the ceasefire in the 44-day Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, can be seen as a robust push by Moscow to consolidate its diplomatic achievement. The ceasefire has gained traction and this is the opportune moment for Russia to flesh out other aspects that were agreed by the three countries on November 10 in Moscow. A statement issued after Monday`s meeting underscored an agreement to establish a tripartite Working Group of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan at the deputy-prime-minister level, assisted by sub-groups of experts, on the following lines: “The Working Group, by March 1, 2021,...