Putin calls for immediate ceasefire along Karabakh frontline

Russian President Vladimir Putin today called for an immediate end to fighting along the front line of Nagorny Karabakh, after Armenia and Azerbaijan said fierce clashes had erupted in the disputed region.

"President Putin calls on the parties in the conflict to observe an immediate ceasefire and exercise restraint in order to prevent further casualties," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.