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Witness tells U.S. Helsinki Commission that South Caucasus peace without Moscow would curb Russian influence
Summary
A witness at a U.S. Helsinki Commission hearing argued that a peace in the South Caucasus that excludes Moscow would erode a long-standing Russian assumption and reduce Moscow’s ability to dominate the region, and urged the United States to maintain patience and sustained attention to secure that outcome.
A witness at a hearing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe said a peace in the South Caucasus that excludes Moscow would erode a long-standing Russian assumption and reduce Moscow’s ability to dominate the region, and urged the United States to sustain attention to secure that outcome.
"A region that can settle its own affairs is a region less available for others to dominate," the witness said, adding that such an outcome "is an American interest in its own right" and is "worth patience and sustained attention to secure." The witness delivered the remarks across SEG 001–SEG 011 of the transcript.
The transcript records no formal motion, vote or other procedural action tied to these remarks. The statement appeared as part of the witness’s testimony; no response or challenge to the claim appears in the provided segments.
The hearing record supplied here does not include a date for the testimony or other speakers responding to the remarks. The transcript text used here corrected obvious transcription errors for clarity (for example, "South Caucasus" and "erodes").
