Detained Sputnik Azerbaijan employees released in Baku
On Thursday, law enforcement officers in Baku released five Sputnik Azerbaijan employees, while two others - Igor Kartavykh and Yevgeny Belousov - remain in custody.
Russia and Azerbaijan
Anti-Azerbaijani fake refuted in Pskov
The Ministry of Culture of the Pskov Region has refuted false information directed against citizens of Azerbaijan. The department called on the public to remain vigilant.
Consular access granted to Russians detained in Azerbaijan - Russian Foreign Ministry
Consular access has been granted to 13 Russian nationals detained in Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Karasin: Moscow and Baku have opportunities for constructive dialogue
Some forces in Europe are attempting to spoil Moscow-Baku relations, chair of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin said.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia and Azerbaijan - strategic allies
Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan are those of strategic allies, and certain forces resent that, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Peskov: North-South important for both Moscow and Baku
The North-South transport corridor is important for both Russia and Azerbaijan, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering a question whether contradictions between Moscow and Baku might jeopardize the project
Russian Foreign Ministry urges Azerbaijan to bring relations to strategic alliance
Russia is calling on Azerbaijan to take action to bring bilateral relations back to the level of strategic alliance, as is enshrined in their treaties, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Sergey Markov urges not to believe fakes about Azerbaijan and Russia
Political scientist Sergey Markov emphasized the need to resist the information war waged by destructive external forces against Russian-Azerbaijani relations and not to trust fake reports.
Peskov: Moscow never threaten Baku, in regular contact with Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General
Head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin is in regular contact with Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev, discussing issues of concern, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Anton Bredikhin: Russia-Azerbaijan strategic ties to endure
Russia has absolutely no interest in downgrading relations with Azerbaijan and views Baku as a reliable ally and strategic partner, Research Director of the Center for Ethnic and International Studies of the Russian Federation Anton Bredikhin told Vestnik Kavkaza.
Zakharova: Moscow-Baku friendship extremely important
Friendly relations are extremely important for Russia and Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Sputnik Radio.
Russia considers ‘3+3’ format key element of Eurasian security
Russia believes the "3+3" format to be a bedrock element of Eurasian security, and Georgia is always free to join the work of the regional platform, deputy director at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Fourth Department of CIS countries Dmitry Masyuk said.
Russian Foreign Ministry hands note of protest to Rakhman Mustafayev
The Russian Foreign Ministry handed a note of protest to Azerbaijan's diplomatic representative in connection with the detention of Russian journalists in Baku.
Rahman Mustafayev sends note of protest to Russian Foreign Ministry
The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Moscow handed a note of protest to Russia in connection with the events in Yekaterinburg. Earlier today, he was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Kremlin expects direct communication with Baku in near future
Russia expects that all the questions in relations between Russia and Azerbaijan will be answered during direct communication, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, expressing hope that the Russian journalists detained in Baku will be released soon.
Dmitry Solonnikov: open investigation into Yekaternburg incident is essential
A transparent investigation into all circumstances of the Yekaterinburg incident, where brothers Ziyaddin and Guseyn Safarov died during detention, is critically important for normalizing Russian-Azerbaijani relations, Director of the Institute for Contemporary State Development Dmitry Solonnikov told Vestnik Kavkaza.
Safarov brothers buried in Gadzhibadalli
Brothers Ziyaddin and Husein Safarov, who died on June 27 in Yekaterinburg during a police raid, have been buried in Azerbaijan’s Aghjabadi district today alongside their family members.
Festivals, Children's Day, Day of Remembrance and Sorrow: the best photos of June 2025
June 2025 brought a mix of celebrations and commemorations - from Day of Remembrance and Sorrow to Children's Day, from Salvation and Liberation Day to graduation festivites, numerous festivals and an evening in memory of Maksud Ibragimbekov at the Embassy of Azerbaijan. Vestnik Kavkaza shares with our readers the brightest moments of June 2025 in photos.
Bodies of two Azerbaijanis sent from Yekaterinburg to Baku for re-examination
The bodies of the Azerbaijanis were sent for a new forensic examination from Yekaterinburg to Baku, Seyfaddin Huseynli, the brother of the deceased Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, said.
MP Alexey Chepa: Russia to maintain friendship with Azerbaijan
The State Duma stated that Moscow will maintain friendly relations with Baku. It was also added that all issues would be resolved.
