Azerbaijan's Crackdown on Sputnik is 'Injustice,' Head of Sputnik's Parent Media Group Says
19:22 30.06.2025 (Updated: 19:44 30.06.2025)
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Azerbaijan's Crackdown on Sputnik is 'Injustice,' Head of Sputnik's Parent Media Group Says
"There were and are no real complaints about the journalistic work of Sputnik Azerbaijan," stated Dmitry Kiselyov, director general of Rossiya Segodnya media group.
It was agreed upon to resolve formal issues at a high-level bilateral meeting in Moscow on April 8. Also, Baku was supposed to propose a temporary legal framework for Sputnik in Azerbaijan— but it never did, Kiselyov pointed out.
Then, without warning, Azerbaijani security forces stormed the newsroom, taking away the outlet’s leadership "in handcuffs and bowed heads" — treated "like terrorists," he continued.
"It looks like a deliberate move aimed at worsening interstate relations," Kiselyov said, expressing hope that this incident reflects independent actions by mid-level officials — rather than a policy endorsed by the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan.
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