Taking advantage of Moscow’s weakening influence in the Caucasus, the US is establishing its presence in the region with a landmark agreement to create a massive rail, energy and digital corridor built by American private companies.
Determined to pose as a peacemaker between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Donald Trump set out to reconcile two age-old enemies by opening new transport routes. On Friday, August 8, in Washington, the American president orchestrated the signing of a moratorium with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a move that could reshape the geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus. “They fought for 35 years and now, they are friends, and they will remain so for a long time,” he said at the ceremony at the White House.