Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied late on Wednesday that he was going to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan that would seemingly make concessions to the latter, after protests broke… Continue reading "Armenian Prime Minister Denies Intent To Sign Deal With Azerbaijan"
Following their meeting in Kyiv on 14 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, signed a Joint Declaration and a number of other bilateral documents aimed… Continue reading "Presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan Sign a Joint Declaration on Deepening Strategic Partnership"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week we covered a vast range of subjects including Lockheed Martin’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (10-14 January)"
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas has announced the end of the CSTO peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan. This comes shortly after President Tokayev’s request to cease the intervention in his country.… Continue reading "CSTO Peacekeeping Mission in Kazakhstan Ends"
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has authorized security forces cracking down on a nationwide wave of anti-government protests to “fire without warning”, as troops from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and other… Continue reading "Kazakh Security Forces Cleared To “Fire Without Warning” On Protesters"
The protests that initially began on the evening of 2 January, were sparked by rising energy prices and quickly spiralled out of control as discontent spread. According to NEXTA, the… Continue reading "Soaring Gas Prices Cause Massive Protests in Kazakhstan"
The Collective Security Treaty Organization says that Russian paratroopers have been deployed to Kazakhstan as peacekeepers, following a request by the Kazakh president for aid from the Russian-led alliance that… Continue reading "UPDATED: CSTO “Peacekeepers” Deploy To Suppress Kazakh Protests"
The extent of the Taliban’s success within Afghanistan has caused concern for the war-torn country’s neighbours. Both Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have raised alarms when the Taliban have become increasingly active… Continue reading "Russia Promises To Defend Its Allies As Consequence of US Withdrawal From Afghanistan"
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense today accused the Armenian military of violating the November ceasefire that ended the war for Nagorno-Karabakh. In a press release issued today, Azerbaijan Army positions in… Continue reading "Azerbaijan Accuses Armenia Of Violating Ceasefire Amidst Border Dispute"
The Russian Armed Forces were recently activated and moved out of their bases in Armenia. Groups of Russian soldiers with the flags of Russian Federations were spotted, taking defensive positions.… Continue reading "Russian Armed Forces Active in Armenia"