Aid Convoys Enroute to Nagorno-Karabakh Following New Agreement with Azerbaijan

Humanitarian aid convoys are en route to Nagorno-Karabakh under a new agreement with Azerbaijan, with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sending its first shipment of food and fuel to the region. The delivery comes amid warnings of a growing humanitarian crisis and reports of mass displacements. Azerbaijan has called for the local leadership to disband and for residents to accept governance as part of Azerbaijan or leave. Concerns remain about the fate of tens of thousands of trapped civilians, with local officials warning of "ethnic cleansing." The question now is whether these goodwill gestures will lead to a more permanent solution and sustained access to the region.