Olesya Vartanyan

Olesya Vartanyan

Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus

In The News

30 Oct 2023
In my meetings with displaced people scattered throughout Armenia … I have not met a single person who is considering returning to Nagorno-Karabakh any time soon. CBC

Olesya Vartanyan

Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus
3 Oct 2023
Nagorno-Karabakh is at the center of Armenian identity, and the Russians allowed it to collapse. They lost Armenian society. Al-Monitor

Olesya Vartanyan

Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus
22 Sep 2023
It was quite obvious … that any military action [by Azerbaijan] that was to take place in [Nagorno-Karabakh], it would lead to the defeat of the local Armenian side. AP

Olesya Vartanyan

Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus
21 Sep 2023
The biggest problem … is what to do with the many displaced [Armenians] who cannot return to the villages that were captured by Azerbaijan [in Nagorno-Karabakh]. The New York Times

Olesya Vartanyan

Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus
12 Sep 2023
Russia is now distracted and doesn't want to get involved in any other problem or crisis other than Ukraine. Reuters

Olesya Vartanyan

Former Senior Analyst, South Caucasus

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