Azerbaijan cancels Russian events over the killings of 2 citizens in Yekaterinburg
- On June 27, Russian FSB forces conducted violent raids in Yekaterinburg that killed two Azerbaijani brothers and detained nine others.
- The raids were conducted in over ten residences of families of Azerbaijani descent and were connected to the inquiry into Yunus Pashayev's murder.
- Azerbaijan condemned the killings as ethnically motivated and systematic, reporting torture and forced confessions while demanding justice and investigation.
- In response, Azerbaijan canceled all cultural events involving Russian institutions and called off Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk's planned visit, while Putin apologized but did not accept responsibility.
- The incident deepened diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Baku, prompting Azerbaijan to demand thorough investigations and signaling a shift in bilateral relations amid ongoing regional challenges.
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A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan’s capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku
Police in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia’s state-funded news outlet Sputnik on Monday, local media reported, as tensions rose between the two countries after the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis during a police raid last week in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
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