Azerbaijan cancels Russian events over 'extrajudicial killings' of 2 citizens in Russia's Yekaterinburg

Azerbaijan has cancelled all planned cultural events hosted alongside Russian state and private organizations, the country's Culture Ministry announced on June 29, over the deaths of two Azerbaijani citizens during police raids in the Russian city...

From Plane Crash to Deadly Arrests: What’s Behind the Russia-Azerbaijan Standoff

Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan hit an all-time low this week, as simmering tensions over the death of two Azerbaijani men amid mass arrests in Russia have rapidly escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis. The Moscow Times traces how...

Turkish NTV TV Channel airs report on investigation into AZAL plane crash

Ankara, July 2, AZERTAC Türkiye’s NTV TV channel has aired a report highlighting the ongoing investigation into the crash of a civilian aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau. NTV’s multi-million viewer audience was informed...

Another Azerbaijani detained in Yekaterinburg in connection with criminal case involving Azerbaijani diaspora

Moscow, July 2, AZERTAC The Leninsky District Court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, has imposed a detention measure on Shahin Lalayev. According to regional media sources, Lalayev’s detention has been extended until July 19. His lawyer emphasized that...

Head of Baku City EP, Deputy Minister of Culture, Director of Cinema Agency arrive in the fire site-PHOTO

Azerbaijan, Iran and Israel: Uncertain relations

On June 13, 2025, at about 3:30 a.m. Tehran local time, Israel launched a surprise attack on the Shiite Islamic Republic of Iran, targeting key military and nuclear facilities, killing military, political and civilian leaders. At the time, Israeli...

Tensions are rising between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why is this happening now?

Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that Baku blamed on Moscow. Growing ties between Azerbaijan and Turkey, along with waning Russian...

Head of Baku City EP, Deputy Minister of Culture, Director of Cinema Agency arrive in the fire site-

'Audio recording of Russian military suggests Putin's troops shot down Azerbaijan plane on Christmas Day, killing 38 passengers'

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38, was shot down in an attack authorised by the Russian Ministry of Defence, according to the apparent testimonies of a Russian air defence crew. Flight J2-8243...

Azerbaijan, Croatia committed to strengthening cultural partnership

The collaboration between Azerbaijan and Croatia extends beyond political and economic spheres, thriving equally in the cultural domain. Throughout the years, the two nations have cultivated a vibrant cultural relationship built on mutual respect,...

Russia-Azerbaijan tensions explained: Custodial deaths, arrest of journalists and protests, the story so far

On June 27, Russian law enforcement officers in the city of Yekaterinburg rounded up more than 50 Azerbaijani nationals in a wide-ranging operation. According to investigators, they were suspects in a murder case dating back 24 years. However, two...

Azerbaijan’s social transformation: Women, families, and the future

In an era marked by deepening global inequalities and shifting societal values, Azerbaijan stands out as a country that is taking concrete steps to build a more inclusive, equitable, and resilient society. Far from treating gender equality, family...

Azerbaijan cancels Russian events over the killings of 2 citizens in Yekaterinburg

Azerbaijan has canceled all cultural events planned by Russian state and private institutions in protest over the deaths of two Azerbaijani citizens during police raids in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, Azerbaijani officials said Sunday....

How Azerbaijan-Russia relations came to a breaking point

When Azerbaijan defeated Armenia in the second Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged as a powerful mediator. The Kremlin helped broker a ceasefire deal that forced Armenia to accept a painful retreat from most of...

Detained Russians in Azerbaijan, fake news, UN remarks: Foreign Ministry briefing

MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Russia has not been given the opportunity to visit its arrested citizens in Azerbaijan, including journalists, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. Moscow urges Baku to remember that relations...

Yekaterinburg Court Places 6 Azerbaijanis in Pre-Trial Detention Amid Cold-Case Probe

A court in the city of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday placed six ethnic Azerbaijani men in pre-trial detention over a decades-old murder case, days after the deaths of two Azerbaijani detainees in Russian custody sparked a bitter diplomatic row...

Traces of Azerbaijan in Odessa – AZERTAC’s special reportage

Odessa, July 2, AZERTAC Despite the ongoing war, a number of significant projects aimed at promoting Azerbaijani culture and history are being actively implemented across various Ukrainian cities. One such city is Odessa, often referred to as the...

The Kremlin to Use Every Means at Its Disposal to Defend Russian Citizens Held in Azerbaijan

Some Russian citizens detained in Azerbaijan, July 1, 2025. X/ @PeteLiquid July 2, 2025 Hour: 8:22 am On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will defend by all available means the interests of its citizens detained in...

Russia vows to defend detained citizens in Azerbaijan through diplomatic channels

The Kremlin has pledged to defend the rights and interests of Russian citizens recently detained in Azerbaijan, stating that all available diplomatic measures will be utilized. The statement was made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, following...

Russia warns citizens to ‘carefully consider current situation’ before traveling to Azerbaijan amid diplomatic crisis

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has urged Russian citizens who are planning to travel to Azerbaijan or currently there to “carefully consider” the escalating diplomatic dispute between the two countries. “For those asking us...