A cease-fire has been reached in the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan, where ethnic Armenian forces have been fighting Azerbaijan’s military since Tuesday. The Russian Ministry of Defense says it brokered the deal.
Russia installed a contingent of up to 2,000 peacekeepers in 2020 after Moscow negotiated an end to the most recent large-scale hostilities between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijan. The Russian force did not appear to intervene this week to block Azerbaijan’s military offensive. Armenia is one of Russia’s oldest allies.
The separatists’ self-styled foreign affairs ministry said that after “a lack of concrete actions” by international parties, the enclave was left with few options to ensure the safety of its civilian population.
The Russian peacekeepers’ base camp, which includes a medical unit, is hosting…
