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Putin Finally Clocks Up a Diplomatic Win
Azerbaijan is claiming victory as a deal is struck to end a brutal conflict with Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia, the mediator, wins too.
Time for peace.
Photographer: Sergei Bobylev/TASS via Getty Images
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Few thrive in chaos like Russia does.
A trilateral agreement between Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia looks likely to mark the end of a 44-day war over mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh. It’s been the theater for brutal clashes that displaced tens of thousands and raised the threat of a wider regional conflict. The deal is a propaganda coup for Azerbaijan’s leader, Ilham Aliyev. It’s a decent outcome for Moscow, too.