Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia reach agreement to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a deal with Russia to end weeks of fierce clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, after a string of Azerbaijani victories in its fight to retake the disputed region. [UPDATE] Regions adjacent to Karabakh are returned to Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani refugees are returning there, Russian peacekeeping forces have arrived in the region. The signing of such an agreement caused a strong protest in Yerevan, the opposition announced “an actual transfer of Karabakh to Azerbaijan”, the crowd damaged the government house and parliament. (see below) Karabakh truce: return of outlying regions, Azerbaijani refugees, introduction of Russian peacekeepers. Russian…