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Latest Cease-Fire In Nagorno-Karabakh Leaves Armenians Feeling Betrayed By Government

The announcement of the Kremlin-backed deal sparked unrest in Armenia, where protesters took to the streets and stormed the main government building to oppose a deal they see as one-sided.
Police look on as a woman shouts among protesters who have stormed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's office after the announcement of a peace deal in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

Some 2,000 Russian peacekeepers are set to arrive in Nagorno-Karabakh to oversee a new cease-fire aimed at halting the heaviest fighting in decades between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians for control of the breakaway region.

The announcement of the new Kremlin-backed deal sparked unrest in Armenia, where protesters poured into the streets and stormed the main government building to oppose an agreement. By contrast, there were celebrations in parts of Azerbaijan.

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