
Russia agrees to pay compensation for Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministries issued a vague joint statement on the agreement that was scant on details.

The Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministries issued a vague joint statement on the agreement that was scant on details.

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia reached almost $5 billion 2025.

The following day, the Russian side sent a letter to Azerbaijan saying their criminal case connected to the crash is being terminated.

Ramiz Mehdiyev, a longtime confidant of former President Heydar Aliyev, was arrested and charged with treason on Tuesday.

Azerbaijan and Russia have been at odds since the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in December 2024, which Baku has blamed on Russian air-defence missiles.

Putin nonetheless partially cast the blame on Ukrainian drones entering Russian airspace at the time.

The official statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry came in response to ‘false’ media reports about the non-payment of insurance funds.