Russia–Azerbaijan Relations: A Hybrid Crossroads Russia–Azerbaijan relations did not take shape overnight. What matters most here is not so much the historical context or shared Soviet memory, but the post-Soviet period, which has gone through several distinct phases. Russia is a country of a special kind: it rarely limits itself to simple good-neighborly relations. Its … Continue reading “Adnan Ahmedzade — Captain of the Kremlin’s Shadow Fleet and an illicit trader linked to Lukoil