Russia, France Call For Cease-Fire in Nagorno-Karabakh October 1, 2020 at 1:47 am Updated: February 1st, 2021 at 1:56 pm News Armenian News Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have called for a cease-fire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces fighting around the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.