A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties.

The escalating tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan — marked by tit-for-tat arrests, accusations of ethnic violence, and economic sparring — have tempted some Western observers to view the conflict ...

Azerbaijan has been pushing back against Russian dominance in the Caucasus region, seeking closer ties with Turkey and Israel ...

The rift, provoked by the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russian custody, was the latest in a series of spats that ...

Officials say police in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia’s state-funded news outlet Sputnik amid ...

Deaths in custody, media offices raided, and beaten and bloodied suspects paraded in court — relations between Russia and ...

Russia appears to be losing its grip on Azerbaijan, a former Soviet nation and one of its closest allies in the region.

Once strategic partners in the post-Soviet order, Russia and Azerbaijan are drifting into open hostility. From diplomatic ...

Azerbaijan demanded on Wednesday that Russia punish those responsible for the deaths of two Azerbaijani men in police custody ...

After ethnic Azeri suspects died during apparently violent raids in a Russian city, Baku has lashed out at Moscow.

Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General has now launched a criminal case accusing Russian police of torturing and deliberately ...

Baku is leveraging the latest spat with Moscow to reduce Russian influence in the region and potentially strengthen security ...