Shifting ground in Russia – Azerbaijan relations
Shifting ground in Russia – Azerbaijan relations

Summary/Abstract: The tensions between Moscow and Baku seemedto thaw in Dushanbe this past October, as VladimirPutin and Ilham Aliyev met for the first time since thecatastrophic downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet last year.In a rare gesture, Putin offered a guarded apology – a moveseen as an attempt to halt months of escalating hostility.Yet, beneath the optics of reconciliation, the meeting revealedthe limits of the two leaders’ once pragmatic relationship.

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