MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first public admission of ...

The Russian accidental downing of an Azerbaijani civilian jetliner just over a year ago is an irritant in bilateral relations ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attend a meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan October 9, 2025. Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev/Pool via REUTERS BAKU (Reuters) -Authorities in ...

Tensions are escalating between Russia and Azerbaijan, an oil-rich Caspian Sea nation, driven by a series of contentious incidents and shifting geopolitical dynamics in the South Caucasus. Among the ...

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said it had summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday to lodge a "strong protest" after the country’s embassy in Kyiv was damaged in a Russian air strike. A Russian ...

For many analysts, tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan have reached a critical point, with numerous Iranian and regional ...

BAKU, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A court in Azerbaijan said on Friday a senior Russian journalist could leave jail and be placed under house arrest for three months instead amid an ongoing investigation into ...

Azerbaijan’s purported acquisition of strategic Chinese HQ-9BE surface-to-air missile systems will undoubtedly strengthen its already formidable arsenal of Russian and Israeli-made ground-based air ...

Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Yevdokimov noted that Moscow maintained very close ties and active cooperation with Baku BAKU, November 27. /TASS/. Russia and Azerbaijan will increase their ...