U. S. Congressman John Sarbanes issued a statement condemning Aliyev's aggression and warning of the dangers of Azerbaijan's military build-up.

“The renewal of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh highlights the ongoing danger of Azerbaijan’s aggressive military buildup.  I condemn incursion of Azerbaijani forces across the 1994 cease-fire line, and I call on the Obama administration and my colleagues in Congress to demand that Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, abandon his reckless escalation and engage with the international community for a peaceful and sustainable resolution to the conflict,” he said.