As Russia remains preoccupied with its war in Ukraine, its influence is weakening along its southern border, particularly in ...

A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties.

Deaths in custody, media offices raided, and beaten and bloodied suspects paraded in court — relations between Russia and ...

Azerbaijan has been pushing back against Russian dominance in the Caucasus region, seeking closer ties with Turkey and Israel ...

Sharaa’s visit to Baku last weekend highlighted a dramatic shift in regional alliances, prompting a mix of concern, suspicion ...

Baku is leveraging the latest spat with Moscow to reduce Russian influence in the region and potentially strengthen security ...

Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have cooled following contentious arrests in both countries. Russia may be about to ...

Azerbaijan demanded on Wednesday that Russia punish those responsible for the deaths of two Azerbaijani men in police custody ...

The news of two Azerbaijani brothers, Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, getting killed following raids in the Russian city of ...

By using a “divide and conquer” strategy to keep Azerbaijan and Armenia under its sphere of influence, Russia caused ...

The rift, provoked by the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russian custody, was the latest in a series of spats that revealed a deeper diplomatic rift between the former allies.

Alexander Kurenkov, Russia’s minister for emergency situations and a trusted lieutenant of Kremlin kingpin Vladimir Putin, ...