Azerbaijani-Russian relations

Final report on AZAL plane crash investigation to be released by December

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 20, 2025

"The investigation period is one year, in accordance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization," said Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Transport.

'Ukraine is important topic, but only part of U.S.-Russia negotiations' – View from Baku

Conflict in Ukraine

February 19, 2025

Azerbaijani analyst Farhad Mammadov believes Zelensky’s physical security is at high risk, as neither Moscow nor Washington sees him as Ukraine’s president.

Azerbaijan reopens embassy in Syria after 13-year closure

Azerbaijan

February 18, 2025

According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, the embassy’s chargé d’affaires has already been deployed to Damascus and has begun work.

Can Azerbaijan impose economic sanctions on Russia? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 15, 2025

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.

What might U.S. want and need from South Caucasus under Trump? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

February 12, 2025

Under Trump, the U.S. will aim to curb Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus while securing access to Central Asia, according to analysts from the South Caucasus Research Center.

By escalating tensions with Azerbaijan, Russia creates chaos in South Caucasus – View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 12, 2025

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated that Russia rejects Western plans to turn the South Caucasus into an arena of geopolitical confrontation.

When will tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia end? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Russia

February 10, 2025

Following Azerbaijan’s decision to close Russian House in Baku, Russian State Duma MP Nikolai Valuev has urged authorities to shut down all Azerbaijani diaspora organisations in Russia.

Azerbaijan simultaneously 'shows door' to USAID and Russian House

Azerbaijan

February 07, 2025

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry declared the activities of both Russian House and USAID illegal in the country on the same day.

Crashed AZAL plane was shot down by Russian Pantsir-S air defence system

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 05, 2025

"The Azerbaijani side possesses a fragment of a Pantsir-S missile, which was retrieved from the aircraft and identified through an international examination."

Crashed AZAL plane was fully operational prior to Grozny– report

Baku-Grozny flight crash

February 05, 2025

A preliminary report has been released on the investigation into the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau Airport.

‘Russian House’ sparks new tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Russia

January 28, 2025

Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Azerbaijani Ambassador over Baku TV report accusing 'Russian House' of espionage

Ilham Aliyev: 'Russian officials are to blame for Azerbaijani citizens’ deaths in this tragedy'

Baku-Grozny flight crash

January 07, 2025

Azerbaijan’s President reiterated accusations against Russia for downing the AZAL plane over Chechnya. "The responsibility for the deaths of Azerbaijani citizens in this tragedy rests with representatives of the Russian Federation," Aliyev said.

'Relations between Baku and Moscow will never be the same': What's next for Azerbaijan in 2025?

Azerbaijan

January 06, 2025

According to Azerbaijani analyst, most of the conditions shaping Azerbaijan's outlook for 2025 emerged at the end of 2024 and will influence the near future.

Ilham Aliyev: 'Russia clearly seeks to bury the issue'

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 30, 2024

After Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of trying to cover up the downing of the passenger plane in an interview, Vladimir Putin called his Azerbaijani counterpart again.

Baku responds to Ramzan Kadyrov: 'Azerbaijan doesn't need assistance, but demands recognition of fact'

Azerbaijan-Russia

December 27, 2024

Azerbaijan's General Prosecutor's Office has sent officials to Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, to investigate the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash.

Sinking Russia and Azerbaijanis struggling to stay afloat

Azerbaijan-Russia

November 28, 2024

The worsening economic situation in the neighboring country will reduce cash flows to Azerbaijani households.

Azerbaijani blogger deported from Ukraine, jailed upon arrival in Baku

December 16, 2019

Some say Isaev may have been lured to Ukraine in order to have him deported

Early parliamentary elections to be held in Azerbaijan

December 04, 2019

The current parliament will continue to function until the announcement of the election results, but new laws and decisions will not be adopted