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Kim Kardashian vs. Azerbaijan
The fighting continues in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian Defense Ministry accuses Turkey of directly intervening in the conflict.
The guns don’t stop at Nagorno-Karabakh. At the same time, information on the course of hostilities is contradictory. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reports the destruction of hundreds of Armenian soldiers and dozens of armored vehicles. In Armenia, these messages are called lies and report the same successes, but from your side. Who can be trusted is a moot point.
Correspondent.netcontinues to monitor the situation.
The clashes and the role of Turkey
Armenia continues to claim that the Turkish army is fighting on the side of Azerbaijan. Ankara and Baku deny it. On Tuesday, September 29, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported that a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter shot down an Armenian Su-25 aircraft.
The pilot died in the incident. The F-16 fighter at that time was in the airspace of Armenia at a distance of 60 kilometers from the border. The Turkish presidential administration and the Azerbaijani defense ministry stated that the Turkish fighter did not shoot down the Armenian plane.
Turkey, in the first hours after the start of the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27, announced that it supports Azerbaijan. Two days later, Ankara officially announced that it was ready to consider all measures to support the ally, including the army.
“Turkey fully supports Azerbaijan. The time has come to fundamentally solve the problem of the Armenian occupation, ”said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Russian President Dmitry Peskov’s press secretary, commenting on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s statement, urged “not to add fuel to the fire.”
Propaganda
Azerbaijani authorities have blocked social media and instant messaging amid escalating conflict with Armenia.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, WhatsApp messengers, Facebook Messenger, Skype and Zoom, YouTube video hosting, were blocked.
On September 27, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies warned of Internet restriction in the country “to prevent large-scale provocations by Armenia.” The agency did not specify which services will be blocked.
Social media in Azerbaijan is still accessible via VPN, but few use these services in the country. Experts explain such actions by the autocratic regime of Azerbaijan.
“There is an authoritarian dictatorship in Azerbaijan, there is no free media, total state censorship, and the people do not dare to speak out against their padishah. What it says is the truth. Baku does not publish lists of deaths and injuries. If the Azerbaijani army fails, people will not know it immediately, ”says international journalist Ivan Yakovina.
Kim Kardashian’s role
The Armenian-American star has already commented on the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, accusing Azerbaijan of escalating and escalating the military conflict.
“We pray for the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect Artsakh and Armenia. The news in the media is misleading because it is not clashes. Armenia is the victim of an unprovoked attack by Azerbaijan and the foreseeable disinformation campaign that accompanies these reports. Azerbaijan is blocking media reports other than information on war propaganda. We need international observers to investigate this, and we ask the world political and diplomatic community to avoid unnecessary escalation and tragedy, “wrote Kim Kardashian on social media.
In fact, the Kardashian is Armenia’s most powerful weapon in the international arena. More than 250 million people have subscribed to it on various social networks. He urged his fans to call their senators and congressmen, demanding immediate pressure on Turkey and Azerbaijan. He also asks his subscribers every day to send a petition in defense of Armenia to US presidential contenders Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
“Before the presidential election in the United States, a third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives, 250 million subscribers, Kim is a very serious force. His direct support (or harsh criticism) could cost many seats in Congress or even the White House. At first glance, it may seem ridiculous, but today popular blogs about beauty, fashion and healthy eating are becoming weapons no less serious than howitzers and machine guns, ”says Yakovina.
