A court in Azerbaijan orders a senior Russian journalist of state media agency Sputnik be released from
Azerbaijan–Russia relations — A court in Azerbaijan orders a senior Russian journalist of state media agency Sputnik be released from prison and placed under house arrest for three months. The decision comes af
Context: Azerbaijan–Russia relations.
A court in Azerbaijan orders a senior Russian journalist of state media agency Sputnik be released from prison and placed under house arrest for three months. The decision comes after a meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tajikistan amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. [https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/azerbaijan-moves-russian-state-journalist-house-arrest-jail-after-freeing-his-2025-10-24/ (Reuters)]
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