In 1991-1994, this confrontation led to large-scale military operations for control over Nagorno-Karabakh and some adjacent territories. In terms of the level of military confrontation, only the Chechen conflict surpassed it, but, as Svante Cornell noted, “of all the Caucasian conflicts, the Karabakh conflict has the greatest strategic and regional significance. This conflict is the only one on the territory of the former Soviet Union in which two independent states are directly involved. Moreover, in the late 1990s, the Karabakh conflict contributed to the formation of opposing groupings of states in the Caucasus and around it. ”After the end of the Karabakh war, the conflict entered a frozen phase, negotiations were held mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group. Nevertheless, escalations of various scales periodically took place along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh.
In 1991-1994, this confrontation led to large-scale military operations for control over Nagorno-Karabakh and some adjacent territories. In terms of the level of military confrontation, only the Chechen conflict surpassed it, but, as Svante Cornell noted, “of all the Caucasian conflicts, the Karabakh conflict has the greatest strategic and regional significance. This conflict is the only one on the territory of the former Soviet Union in which two independent states are directly involved. Moreover, in the late 1990s, the Karabakh conflict contributed to the formation of opposing groupings of states in the Caucasus and around it. ”After the end of the Karabakh war, the conflict entered a frozen phase, negotiations were held mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group. Nevertheless, escalations of various scales periodically took place along the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh.