Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on February 18, with Azerbaijan blocking the vital Lachin Corridor. Despite being within Azerbaijan's borders, Nagorno-Karabakh has a mostly Armenian population and declared independence in the 1990s. Recent conflicts and mediation attempts by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have exacerbated regional tensions.

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