After Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, uneasy calm prevails at new border
By DW
14 June 2021 |
2:56 pm
The end of the recent conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in the Caucasus led to a new border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. What is the situation on the ground? Do people feel safe? A DW report from the frontier.
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