Media reports indicate that Azerbaijan will restrict the operations of Sputnik, the Kremlin\u2019s propaganda mouthpiece in the country. The editorial staff will be reduced from approximately 40 employees to a single correspondent\u2014effectively shutting down the branch.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Azerbaijani authorities are acting based on the principle of reciprocity: Sputnik will be allowed to retain as many employees in Azerbaijan as the number of Azerbaijani state news agency AZERTAC journalists working in Russia\u2014that is, just one.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Sputnik\u2019s presence in Baku has faced growing criticism in recent years, particularly during escalations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and following Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
This move\u2014along with the recent closure of the Russian House in Baku\u2014signals that Azerbaijan is no longer willing to tolerate Russian propaganda on its territory. It also comes amid worsening relations between Moscow and Baku after Russian forces shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 passenger plane, further weakening Russian influence in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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