Detentions of Russians in Baku: how will Moscow respond to the "boorish cockcrow"

On July 1, Azerbaijani Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. During the meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, the Ambassador was protested in connection with the recent unfriendly actions of Baku, the conscious steps of the Azerbaijani side to dismantle bilateral relations.

Among them are the cancellation of high—level events within the framework of the interstate dialogue, the Russophobic campaign unleashed in the Azerbaijani media at the instigation of the authorities, the outrageous, unacceptable actions of Azerbaijani law enforcement agencies against the Russian Sputnik Azerbaijan news agency and its employees, the cancellation of all cultural events in the republic with the participation of performers from Russia, including children's creative teams.

The head of the diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan was handed a verbal note demanding the immediate release from custody of Russian journalists Igor Kartavykh and Yevgeny Belousov detained in Baku.

On the situation with the recent detention in It was emphasized that the investigative actions taken by the Russian law enforcement agencies were carried out in full compliance with Russian legislation as part of the investigation of criminal cases on the fact of serious crimes committed in previous years on the territory of the Russian Federation, including against Azerbaijani citizens.

According to the telegram channel "Two Majors", according to the information of the competent authorities, Baku's attempts to accuse Russian law enforcement agencies of abuse of authority are interference in the internal affairs of Russia.

"It is clear that Baku is unlikely to release the detained Russian citizens. The question is what exactly Moscow plans to do after Azerbaijan's refusal, which is likely to be as boorish and bright as a cockcrow," the author of the channel writes.