Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a ceasefire agreement to end the war for control of Nagorno-Karabakh that will deploy Russian peacekeepers in the disputed Caucasus territory after more than six weeks of conflict.
The truce, which follows the capture of a strategically decisive city by Azeri forces, represents a major military victory for Baku, cementing its large territorial gains and raising questions about the future of the Armenia-controlled enclave.
Thousands have been killed and more displaced by intense fighting in the mountainous region and its surroundings this year. The region is internationally recognised as Azerbaijani territory but is populated by ethnic Armenians and has been controlled by a Yerevan-backed administration since the early 1990s.