Armenia – Azerbaijan: Russian peacekeepers on their way to Nagorno-Karabakh after peace deal

A total of 1,960 peacekeepers, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 vehicles and pieces of special equipment will be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would remain on the positions they held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. The Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region for a period of five years but this term may be automatically extended for another five-year periods,…