Peacekeepers deploy for Nagorno-Karabakh truce

Dozens of Russian peacekeepers destined for Nagorno-Karabakh began deploying Tuesday, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the separatist region and amid signs the cease-fire would hold where others hadn’t. The truce came after significant advances by Azerbaijani forces that the Armenian-backed leader of Nagorno-Karabakh said made it impossible for his side to carry on. It was celebrated in Azerbaijan, but left Armenians bitter. The two countries have been locked in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakhfordecades, andtherewere concerns the hostilities could escalateanddrawinTurkey, which threwits weight behind Azerbaijan, and Russia, which has a security pact with Armenia.