Putin: Russia expects to achieve peace in Karabakh - newspaper

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was in contact with all sides of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Vedomosti newspaper reported. According to Putin, speaking during a meeting with China's Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russia expects to achieve a peaceful settlement of the situation in Karabakh.

Putin also said that Russian peacekeepers do everything to protect civilians.