Analysis: Russia and Turkey keep powder dry in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict


Workers unload a shipment of humanitarian aid from a plane arriving from Russia at Zvartnots airport outside Yerevan, Armenia November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov

YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Sensitive to the threat of wider confrontation, Russia and Turkey are for now limiting involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to providing humanitarian assistance and some military aid.

Ankara sees its strong backing for Azerbaijan over the fighting with ethnic Armenians in the mountain enclave as part of efforts to boost Turkey's international clout. Moscow is determined to defend its own interests in the South Caucasus.

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