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A Russian Media Outlet Is Raided in Azerbaijan's Capital as Tensions ...

On June 30, Azerbaijan arrested two Russian journalists in Baku following police raids on the Sputnik Azerbaijan news agency offices, escalating tensions with Russia.
This action followed violent June 27 raids by Russia's FSB in Yekaterinburg that killed two Azerbaijani brothers and detained over 50 Azerbaijanis under accusations of decades-old crimes.
Azerbaijan ordered fresh autopsies on the deceased brothers, demanded accountability, canceled Russian cultural events and parliamentary cooperation, and summoned Russian diplomats in protest.
Kremlin spokesman Peskov condemned the detention of Russian journalists as against bilateral norms, while Azerbaijan's opposition leader Karimli criticized Moscow's intent to treat Azerbaijan as a submissive vassal.
These events mark a deepening diplomatic crisis amid Russia's internal security power struggles and suggest a regional shift with Baku asserting greater control over its affairs and diaspora ties.

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