The Russian-brokered ceasefire that brought an end to six weeks of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh has been described as a major victory for Azerbaijan, and loss for Armenia, that will ‘reset the map’. As Thomas de Waal, senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, explains, the deal returns territory to Azerbaijan, introduces Russia to the conflict through a peace-keeping mission, and benefits Turkey with a new land corridor to the Caspian Sea.
Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal will ‘reset the map’
