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Russia expands military presence in Armenia amid growing tensions with Azerbaijan – HUR

Russia is expanding its military presence in Armenia as tensions with Azerbaijan escalate, Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency reported on July 5, citing the Kremlin’s efforts to reinforce its military base in the city of Gyumri and exert greater military and political pressure on countries in the South Caucasus.

5 July 2025, 08:45 PM

Zelenskyy calls Azerbaijan’s Aliyev in solidarity after Russia’s crackdown

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 1, offering unequivocal support after Russia’s violent crackdown against Azerbaijani nationals.

1 July 2025, 09:39 PM

Employees of Russia Today affiliate arrested in Azerbaijan

On July 1, Azerbaijani police detained seven individuals at the Baku office of the Russia Today-affiliated news agency Sputnik Azerbaijan as part of a criminal investigation, the APA news agency reported.

1 July 2025, 05:56 PM

Azerbaijani police raid office of Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik in Baku

Police in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku have raided the local office of the Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik Azerbaijan, the local outlet Vesti.Az reported on June 30.

30 June 2025, 06:02 PM

Azerbaijan cancels all Russian cultural events, citing ethnic violence by Russian security forces

Azerbaijan has canceled all Russian cultural events organized by both state-run and private Russian entities, the country’s Ministry of Culture told state news agency AzerTAc on June 28.

29 June 2025, 09:06 PM

Azerbaijan and Armenia finalize peace treaty, set to sign deal

Azerbaijan and Armenia have finalized the text of a peace treaty between the two nations, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov announced at the 12th Global Baku Forum, Report news agency reported on March 13.

13 March 2025, 06:55 PM

Ukraine denies Russian claim of Armenia-Azerbaijan plot

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Defense Ministry dismissed a Russian disinformation campaign alleging the HUR sought to ignite or aid an armed clash between Azerbaijan and Armenia, spreading in Armenian media, the agency’s press service reported March 2.

2 March 2025, 02:25 PM

Ukrainian police uncover smuggled Russian medicines in Kyiv pharmacies

Ukrainian law enforcement has uncovered a network of pharmacies in Kyiv illegally selling over 20 types of Russian-made medicines, despite the ban on trade with the aggressor state, National Police reported on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 02:28 PM

Azerbaijan gathering evidence for international lawsuit against Russia

Azerbaijan is preparing to file an international lawsuit against Russia over the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, in December 2024, the Azerbaijani state news agency APA reported on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 04:39 PM

Fico calls Zelenskyy an ‘enemy of Slovakia’

Slovak PM Robert Fico has once again escalated his rhetoric over the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “our enemy,” according to a report by Slovak newspaper Dennik N on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 11:51 PM

Azerbaijan’s President calls for accountability after plane crash in Aktau

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev revealed details about an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash in Kazakhstan, caused by damage near Grozny and electronic warfare interference, state news agency Azertag reported on Dec. 29.

29 December 2024, 03:12 PM

Ukraine calls for fair investigation into Kazakhstan plane crash – Sybiha

Ukraine, through Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, called for a fair investigation into the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people on Dec. 25, in a statement on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 03:02 PM

Azerbaijan: Russian missile behind Kazakhstan plane crash

The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile, Euronews reported, citing sources in the Azerbaijani government.

26 December 2024, 04:15 PM

Ukraine, Russia unable to finalize gas transit deal amid Azerbaijani mediation

Moscow and Kyiv failed to reach an agreement on continuing Russian gas exports to Europe through Ukraine with Azerbaijan’s mediation, Reuters reported on Dec. 20, citing a senior source at the Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR.

21 December 2024, 11:44 AM

Azerbaijan self-sufficient in energy, President Aliyev says

Azerbaijan, with proven gas reserves of 2.6 trillion cubic meters and annual exports of 25 billion cubic meters, does not need additional energy sources, President Ilham Aliyev stated, as reported by news agency Interfax-Ukraine on Dec. 18.

18 December 2024, 04:55 PM

Moldova gas supply faces uncertainty after 2025

Russian Gazprom is ready to continue supplying gas to the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic at a rate of 2 billion cubic meters per year even after Jan. 1, 2025, when the transit contract with Ukraine expires.

27 November 2024, 02:01 PM

Gazprom plans exports to Europe in 2025 without Ukraine

Gazprom plans to export to non-neighboring countries in 2025 without using Ukraine as a transit route, expecting European and Turkish supplies to drop to nearly 39 billion cubic meters, Reuters reports on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 11:52 AM

EU debates future of Russian gas imports as Ukraine pipeline deal nears end

European energy ministers are weighing two options for importing Russian natural gas, which continues to flow into the EU despite the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2024, 10:43 AM

Azerbaijan expands gas deliveries to Europe, adding Croatia

Azerbaijan's state oil company Socar has begun supplying gas to Croatia, making it the tenth European country to receive Azerbaijani gas, according to a press release from Socar on Sept. 2.

2 September 2024, 05:35 PM

Ukraine eyes future as gas exporter to EU, explores supply from Azerbaijan

Ukraine plans to continue transporting natural gas to Slovakia, but recognizes "the need for new solutions" to ensure common energy security, said Oleksiy Chernyshov, CEO of the state oil and gas company Naftogaz, during his meeting with Slovak Deputy PM Denisa Sakova and energy company representatives in Bratislava.

28 August 2024, 12:54 PM

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