‘Unusually Public Crisis’: How a Plane Crash Is Driving Russia and Azerbaijan Apart

‘Unusually Public Crisis’: How a Plane Crash Is Driving Russia and Azerbaijan Apart

Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, whose leaders once showcased their exceptionally friendly relationship, have been deteriorating since the Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane headed for Russia.  In the months since the deadly crash, Baku’s leadership has repeatedly pressed the Kremlin to take responsibility for the incident and moved to curtail Russian soft power presence in the country.  The Moscow Times has collected everything known…