Nagorno-Karabakh Death toll rising

Russia, the US and France called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to agree to an “unconditional cease-fire,” and a day after NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg appealed in Ankara for Turkey to use its “considerable” regional influence to mediate in the conflict. “We are deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities. All sides should immediately cease fighting and find a way forward towards a peaceful resolution,” Stoltenberg said, after direct talks with Cavusoglu. “And I expect Turkey to use its considerable influence to calm tensions.” The Kremlin again on Tuesday spoke out against the situation in the region: “So far the situation is deteriorating. People are still getting killed, which is absolutely unacceptable,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.