At a press briefing yesterday, U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to “deescalate” tensions along their border.

When asked by a reporter to comment on the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, Kirby sidestepped the question.

Reporter - Today marks the 100th day of the eco-protests along the Lachin Corridor in the Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  So, I’ve got two questions on that.
 
First of all, what is the administration’s position on the ongoing conflict?  And does the U.S. view the presence of 2,000 Russian soldiers in the Karabakh region as a cause for concern?
 
Kirby -   I would just — broadly speaking, what we’ve
said before is we — we urge all sides here to deescalate.  We don’t want to see any of this violence, and we want to see all sides take — take appropriate steps to deescalate the tension and to — and to stop the violence.
 
But beyond that, I’m really not prepared to go today.
 
Reporter - And what about the Russian troop presence in that region?
 
Kirby -  I’m not prepared to go beyond that today.