Russia urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop bloodshed in Karabakh

Russia said on Tuesday it was in contact with Azerbaijan over its "anti-terrorist operations" in the Armenian-populated breakaway region of Karabakh, and urged all sides to respect ceasefire agreements. "We know what needs to be done to resolve the situation... to implement everything we agreed on, not to provoke the situation, to work towards calming it down and resolving it," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.