Russia begins to withdraw its peacekeeper forces from Karabakh

The region is now under the full control of Azerbaijan after a brief conflict last year.

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00:00 Russia's begun to withdraw its peacekeepers from Azerbaijan's Karabakh region,

00:04 where they've been stationed since the end of the war in 2020.

00:08 Azerbaijan said their presence was superfluous after the country regained full control of the

00:12 region last year. The peacekeepers' duties had included ensuring free passage on the

00:18 sole road connecting Karabakh with Armenia. But Azerbaijan began blocking the road in late 2020,

00:24 alleging Armenians were using it for weapons shipments and to smuggle minerals. They said

00:30 Russian forces did not intervene to prevent this.