A group of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) residents marched to Stepanakert airport, where Russian peacekeepers are deployed. They demand a meeting with the commander of the Russian peacekeeping troops in Artsakh, Andrey Volkov.
Tigran Petrosyan (activist) - We intend to wait until Volkov accepts us, that's one thing. We will convey those demands, the answer to the questions: is this ‘Koltso 2’ or not, we demand the implementation of the document of November 9, because we believed them, you saw it. Let Putin keep his word, we will demand that and we will wait until the road is opened. We have to block their way, because as you go, you see that everything comes to an end, children's food is not rational, which is fraught with serious consequences, what does this look like?
The participants of the initiative emphasize that the provision 6 of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020 is not in effect from December 12, because of the fake Azerbaijani environmentalists, the uninterrupted connection between Armenia and Artsakh is disrupted.
Davit Khachaturyan (activist) - For the third time, the demands of the people are presented to the Russian military contingent, today, according to what we have presented, we have come to meet the head of the Russian military contingent, General Volkov, and receive our answers. Why is the Stepanakert-Goris road closed today, which was supposed to be opened, according to their promises, after the meetings?
There is a humanitarian disaster in Artsakh: shops are emptying day by day, it is a problem to buy basic necessities, it is impossible to find fruits and vegetables. The people of Artsakh are concerned that the humanitarian disaster may be followed by ethnic cleansing.
Adela Aghajanyan (participant of the initiative) - Yesterday we witnessed how Volkov's deputy told our compatriots from Armenia that if we let you go and the situation in the corridor becomes unmanageable, we cannot ensure your safety. Now I am more worried about that security issue. Tomorrow may be something else, the situation may really turn out, and they may not be able to do anything.
After waiting for about an hour in front of the airport, several members of the initiative group were invited to the location of the peacekeepers. According to Tigran Petrosyan, they spoke with the same colonel who promised to solve the issue on December 26 during the previous campaign. Russian peacekeepers said they do not know where their commander Andrei Volkov is.
Tigran Petrosyan - This does not only apply to Putin and Russia, it also applies to Biden, to Macron, to all civilized countries that think they are a serious democratic country, such a blockade is ethnic cleansing, I say it again, everyone, all leaders realize this.
Activists announced that women and children will go to Stepanakert, and they will stay near the airport until they meet General Volkov.
