Economist Elchin Rashid believes that Azerbaijan could only impose symbolic sanctions on Russia, which would likely target individual Russian citizens rather than the Russian state itself.
Baku claims that Armenia violated the Bern Convention and caused environmental damage in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian experts argue that Azerbaijan itself should bear responsibility for this.
Turan's director cites financial difficulties for the shutdown, while authorities say the changes at BBC and Sputnik aim to balance working conditions between Azerbaijani state media abroad and foreign journalists in Azerbaijan
Daily roundup of local media from the South Caucasus
