Moscow Seeks to Heal Rift With Azerbaijan Amid Worsening Diplomatic Row

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, at the Kremlin in Russia on April 22, 2024. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Photo via AP

Russia’s relations with Azerbaijan remain strained, Moscow confirmed this week, voicing hope that the two nominal allies might soon resolve their differences.

“The [two] countries share common interests, and mutually beneficial cooperation based on mutual respect is in place,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 21, according to Russian news agency TASS.