Azerbaijan demands punishment for death of brothers in Russian police custody
- Azerbaijan has demanded that Russia punish those responsible for the deaths of two Azerbaijani men in police custody, highlighting a diplomatic dispute between the nations.
- The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated it expects a comprehensive investigation and punishment for the violations committed by Russian law enforcement authorities.
- Tensions increased as Azerbaijan arrested two Russian journalists and about 15 other Russians on various charges amid the dispute.
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized the importance of friendship between Russia and Azerbaijan, urging caution against those seeking to harm bilateral relations.
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The violent deaths of Azerbaijani brothers in Russian custody have further worsened the already not-so-good relations between the Caspian neighbors.
Since the death of two Azerbaijanis in Russia, the conflict between the two countries has escalated. Since the war in Ukraine, Bakus' autocrat Ilham Aliyev has become much more self-confident towards Moscow.
The growing relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, following a muscular arrest in the Urals which resulted in the death of two Azerbaijani nationals at the end of June. A few days later, the Azerbaijani police arrested several Russian nationals. Both countries are sinking into a diplomatic crisis, the friendship between Russia and Azerbaijan seems to be only a distant memory.
The sudden death of two brothers in a Russian prison has sent relations between Russia and the former Soviet state of Azerbaijan into free fall. "Every friendship Putin loses now is a disaster for Russia," says expert Stefan Hedlund, who does not rule out attacks and sabotage between the countries.
The Russian Embassy in Baku announced that it had sent a note to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry requesting consular access to the detained Russians from the Sputnik Azerbaijan agency, but had not received a response.
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