Russia Steps Up Diplomatic Efforts To Stop Latest Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting October 8, 2020 at 9:39 pm Updated: February 1st, 2021 at 1:53 pm News Armenian News Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a pause in hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in order for the two sides to exchange prisoners and the bodies of people killed.