• krothotkin [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Armenia is a CSTO signatory, right? Are we about to see a proxy war between Russian and Turkish satellites?

      • Bread_In_Baltimore [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That's what it seems like. Iran has reached out to Azerbaijan to sell an end to the incursions. Azerbaijan is close with Iran and Iran is close with Russia. Im not sure but I think Turkey is more influential than Iran in Azerbaijan.

        • kilternkafuffle [any]
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          4 years ago

          Turkey is more influential, although Azerbaijan is Shia, like Iran. Azeris are a large minority in Iran, so while Iran and Azerbaijan share many cultural similarities, they have massive territorial disputes. For Turkey, Azerbaijan is the closest thing to a 2nd, mini-Turkey.