Protests in Yerevan in front of the Russian Embassy and the Government of Armenia: "All this is a consequence of Russian policy"

Several dozen people gathered tonight in Yerevan in front of the Russian embassy, ​​denouncing its inaction to prevent Azerbaijan's armed offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"It's all a consequence of Russian policy, they (the Russians) don't want to defend Nagorno-Karabakh," one protester told an AFP reporter.

At the same time, another protest is underway in Yerevan in front of the Government headquarters.

Several hundred protesters are demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has condemned countries that support Azerbaijan's military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The police closed the entrance to the Government, in front of which the demonstrators are shouting "Nikol is a traitor" and "Resignation".

Azerbaijani authorities announced earlier today that they had launched "anti-terrorist operations" against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.

According to the latest report from the Armenian authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh, five people were killed and 80 wounded.

In 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed over control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and the conflict ended with a peace agreement recognizing the victory of Azerbaijani forces. The agreement was reached with the help of Russia.

Since then, Russian soldiers have been stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Armenia has been complaining about their ineffectiveness for a long time. Russia's isolation on the international stage, due to the conflict in Ukraine, also limits Moscow's room for maneuver.

Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian territory, broke away from Azerbaijan, leading to a war that claimed 90 lives in the 30.000s.