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===Recent politics===
===Recent politics===
In July 1025 a large group of ethnic Azerbaijanis were detained in Yekaterinburg in the [[Russian Federation]] on suspicion of involvement in murders and attempted murders of past years (2001-2011). According to the [[Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation]] in the Sverdlovsk Region, several of them immediately confessed. At the same time, Azerbaijan began to voice complaints against Russia regarding human rights violations, which turned into hysteria and Russophobia.
[[Baku]] was so offended by [[Moscow]] that it began to dismantle Russian-Azerbaijani relations. It should be taken into account that Azerbaijan was recently considered one of the most pragmatic partners of the Russian Federation in the [[post-Soviet]] space. It can be assumed that Baku had long been planning to quarrel with Moscow and break up, it was just waiting for some reason.
Azerbaijan refused to host Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk because of the raid on its diaspora in Yekaterinburg, which resulted in dozens of people being detained and two suspects being killed. The visit of the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation to Moscow to participate in the 23rd session of the commission of the Milli Majlis of the [[Republic of Armenia]] and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on interparliamentary cooperation was also cancelled. The Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan informed that all [[cultural]] events planned for holding in the country with the participation of state and private organizations from the Russian Federation, including concerts, festivals, performances, exhibitions, are cancelled. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry even burst into curses against the Russian Federation.
Thus, we are no longer talking about diplomatic signals and it is not at all about Baku's desire for Moscow to conduct an investigation into the actions of its security forces. And this is not just a public [[demarche]] - this is a [[geopolitical]] turn that Azerbaijan has decided to consolidate and show to interested countries. Baku has already abandoned multi-vectorism and recognized the primacy of [[the West]] on the [[planet]], building relations with [[Turkiye]], [[Israel]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Therefore, Azerbaijan immediately raised the incident with Russian security forces to the level of an [[international]] scandal. This is an attempt to show that the Russian Federation allegedly does not protect the rights of not only its own [[citizen]]s of Azerbaijani origin, but also [[migrant]]s from other countries in general.
It cannot be ruled out that what is happening is connected with the [[12 Day War]]. Baku is not a friend of [[Tehran]], and the closure of the [[North-South transport corridor]] could harm Russian-Iranian [[trade]]. Of course, there are other logistics routes in the region, but they are not as convenient and developed. It turns out that Baku has a lever of influence, and Moscow and Tehran are facing a growing challenge. [[Blackmail]] from Azerbaijan cannot be ruled out, since there has been a lot of noise. Now the Russian Federation is unlikely to play the role of an arbitrator in the [[Caucasus]]. Azerbaijan has made certain efforts to neutralize the influence of the Russian Federation in the region. Baku has shown, despite all its pragmatism, how quickly a partner can turn into a critical vector of geoeconomic tension.
At the same time, [[anti-Russian]] hysteria is being artificially whipped up inside Azerbaijan. For example, the well-known Azerbaijani [[journalist]] and [[activist]] Afgan Mukhtarli commented on the alleged murder of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg in an extremely aggressive manner. He wrote: "Five of our compatriots were killed, but the Russian embassy was not burned. Nations that respected themselves would not have left a stone unturned in this embassy."
===Foreign Relations===
===Foreign Relations===