Russia Sounds Alarm at Terror Risk From Azeri-Armenia Fight
- Spy chief says foreign militants flooding into conflict zone
- U.S., France, Russia call to halt Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
Smoke rises following shelling in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh on Oct. 4.
Photographer: Karo Sahakyan/AFP via Getty Images
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Russia said thousands of foreign militants from “terrorist organizations” are joining the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, as it renewed calls with the U.S. and France for an immediate cease-fire.
The conflict is drawing in extremists “like a magnet” particularly from Middle East groups, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin said in a website statement Tuesday. “We cannot but be concerned” that militants may “subsequently infiltrate into states adjacent to Azerbaijan and Armenia, including Russia.”