Current Affairs Trouble Brewing....

[peteblue]

Armenia and Azerbaijan kicking off again...

Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

The disputed Caucasus region is the site of a long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Jebus_lives]

Armenia and Azerbaijan kicking off again...

Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

The disputed Caucasus region is the site of a long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

www.bbc.co.uk

Always simmering away that. Worked with some Armenians and they always seemed sad that there was never a formal peace treaty. They felt like they both countries were taking a break ready to start up again.

 

[JLW]

I’m over here now sitting in Baku!
They’ve took down all social media and what’s app

They’ve grounded flights also

 

[riddick]

I’m over here now sitting in Baku!
They’ve took down all social media and what’s app

They’ve grounded flights also

Jebus mate, stay safe even tho its miles away from where you are!

 

[JLW]

Jebus mate, stay safe even tho its miles away from where you are!

Yeah miles away more concerned about lack of communication with the outside world, in quarantine as well so havent moved outside my hotel room since last Sunday.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Turkey/Azerbaijan vs Armenia/Russia incoming. Ofc Putin's army alone would be enough to smash them. Unless the US comes in the game, which I highly doubt.

 

[peteblue]

Turkey/Azerbaijan vs Armenia/Russia incoming. Ofc Putin's army alone would be enough to smash them. Unless the US comes in the game, which I highly doubt.

It’ll be a proxy war if it continues. They may provide arms but no other NATO country will get involved unless Russia attacks Turkey, which they won’t do. It’s not in Russia’s interests for a war to take place so I expect they will push the Minsk Group and the UN Security Council to aid a ceasefire. Personally I’m just glad that the U.K. is not involved in any way shape or form for a change...

 

[Deleted member 48881]

It’ll be a proxy war if it continues. They may provide arms but no other NATO country will get involved unless Russia attacks Turkey, which they won’t do. It’s not in Russia’s interests for a war to take place so I expect they will push the Minsk Group and the UN Security Council to aid a ceasefire. Personally I’m just glad that the U.K. is not involved in any way shape or form for a change...

Yeah, Putin is too clever for that. Not because he can't beat the hell out of Turks, but because it would make sure NATO will chip in.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Next it’ll be Spain piping up about Gibraltar forgetting they have Cueta.

 

[peteblue]

Next it’ll be Spain piping up about Gibraltar forgetting they have Cueta.

...and Melilla.....

 

[Blues Harp]

Good Times indeed for the arms industry flogging their weapons to the highest bidder. Profiting from misery.

 

[spectateur]

Next it’ll be Spain piping up about Gibraltar forgetting they have Cueta.

Can't really see why Spain would seriously want Gibraltar. It's a post UK colonial relic.
After all they have the modern roll on off ferry port at algeciras just across the bay.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Always simmering away that. Worked with some Armenians and they always seemed sad that there was never a formal peace treaty. They felt like they both countries were taking a break ready to start up again.

My wife is from that region and her parents are still in NKR at the moment so not great times in my household at the moment. There is almost constant squabbling in the border areas but this is on a whole new level.

The blame goes back to the soviets and how they divided up the area when they took over.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

US silence on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict reflects international disengagement

Under Trump, the US has taken a back seat on many major international issues, compared to previous administrations

www.theguardian.com

 

[JLW]

Just came out of a meeting an we got told Armenia have bombed a city just 100km from Baku. It’s getting ridiculously close to where I am now.
A few of our crew are getting called up to the army on a daily basis now. That’s 10 so far that’s left us to go and fight.