According to report, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared that relations between Baku and Moscow have fully normalized during the opening ceremony of the Fourth Shushi Global Media Forum. He emphasized that Azerbaijan has always supported, continues to support, and will support Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

In the same speech Aliyev joked that Russian political scientist Sergey Markov might already be under arrest. Last year, Markov was declared a foreign agent (foreign agent in Russia) after public comments praising Aliyev as a brilliant intellect and one of the most experienced leaders of the modern world. The Azerbaijani president also warned a Russian commentator named Alexei to be cautious, noting that one expert had lost his job for asking a positive question about Azerbaijan while another had been labeled a foreign agent for speaking favorably about the country.

Former TASS deputy Mikhail Gusman addressed the forum and said he had returned to Azerbaijan after 39 years working in Russia. Gusman was dismissed from his position in Russia last year after criticizing Moscow’s stance on an air incident near Aktau and urging Kyiv not to relinquish its sovereignty.

По словам экспертов, the diplomatic thaw could affect energy cooperation and regional security. Analysts point out that while public statements are now optimistic, underlying tensions remain, especially concerning support for Ukraine and broader geopolitical alignments.

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