Already Shaky, Russia–Azerbaijan Relations Worsen Amid Tit-for-Tat Arrests
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A series of brutal arrests and provocations by the media. Relations between the State of the Caucasus and its imposing northern neighbour have become icy. Originally, a plane accident that Baku imputes to Moscow, which disclaims all responsibility.
A diplomatic scandal is continuing between Russia and Azerbaijan. At the end of June, in Yekaterinburg, representatives of the Azerbaijani diaspora were held in mass detention, during which two people were killed, and official Baku reacted abruptly — and cancelled most of the cultural activities related to Russia, and arrested two leaders of the Russian propaganda agency Sputnik Azerbaijan and eight other Russians on charges of drug smuggling an…
Already Shaky, Russia–Azerbaijan Relations Worsen Amid Tit-for-Tat Arrests
Simmering tensions between Moscow and Azerbaijan boiled over this week when authorities in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, arrested two journalists from Russia’s state news agency Sputnik, along with several other Russian nationals. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded by summoning Azerbaijan’s ambassador to voice its displeasure with what it called Baku’s “unfriendly actions” and the “illegal detention of Russian journalists,” according to Russia…
This opinion was expressed in Espreso by journalist Vitaly Portnikov. I don't really believe in the hot conflict between Russia and Azerbaijan for the simple reason that Moscow now has no resources for another war. However, there may be very serious economic consequences for those Azerbaijani businessmen, citizens of Azerbaijan and citizens of the Russian Federation of Azerbaijani origin who work in Russia. I think their business could be destro…


UN ‘concerned’ about arrests of Russian journalists in Azerbaijan
The incident has escalated diplomatic tensions between Moscow and BakuThe UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) announced on Friday it is “concerned” about press freedom in Azerbaijan following the arrests of Russian journalists. Moscow has denounced the detentions as “unlawful.”On Monday, police in Baku raided the local office of Russia’s Sputnik news agency, detaining two senior editors and five others. The news agency has been accused of fraud, ille…
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