Fuad Alakbarov
@alakbarov.bsky.social
Political Commentator. Journalist. Photographer. Interests: South Caucasus, Central Asia, football. Director at Caspian Circle.
Bylines at Daily Sabah, Open Democracy, The Jamestown Foundation, The Jerusalem Post.
Bylines at Daily Sabah, Open Democracy, The Jamestown Foundation, The Jerusalem Post.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has criticized India, accusing it of targeting Azerbaijan in international organizations due to Baku’s close ties with Pakistan. “For us, brotherhood stands above all,” he said.
September 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has criticized India, accusing it of targeting Azerbaijan in international organizations due to Baku’s close ties with Pakistan. “For us, brotherhood stands above all,” he said.
According to the publication, the Armenian National Security Service conducted a search of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building afterward, examining documents and checking computers. The decision was made not to publicise the arrest to avoid causing a scandal.
August 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
According to the publication, the Armenian National Security Service conducted a search of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building afterward, examining documents and checking computers. The decision was made not to publicise the arrest to avoid causing a scandal.
Armenian newspaper Hraparak also reports that Aleksanyan was arrested at Yerevan Airport and that the arrest took place two months ago.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Armenian newspaper Hraparak also reports that Aleksanyan was arrested at Yerevan Airport and that the arrest took place two months ago.
I don’t think some European and American politicians fully grasp what a grinding war really means or why it’s so bad for Ukraine.
Expecting that a few talks and handshakes will make it all disappear is pure fantasy.
Expecting that a few talks and handshakes will make it all disappear is pure fantasy.
August 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I don’t think some European and American politicians fully grasp what a grinding war really means or why it’s so bad for Ukraine.
Expecting that a few talks and handshakes will make it all disappear is pure fantasy.
Expecting that a few talks and handshakes will make it all disappear is pure fantasy.
The Kremlin has been betting on driving wedges between the US and Europe, and between the US and Ukraine.
Putin scored a partial win with the proposal he handed Steve Witkoff two weeks ago, which left Washington and Europe in a shaky new balance over who carries the main burden of backing Ukraine.
Putin scored a partial win with the proposal he handed Steve Witkoff two weeks ago, which left Washington and Europe in a shaky new balance over who carries the main burden of backing Ukraine.
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Kremlin has been betting on driving wedges between the US and Europe, and between the US and Ukraine.
Putin scored a partial win with the proposal he handed Steve Witkoff two weeks ago, which left Washington and Europe in a shaky new balance over who carries the main burden of backing Ukraine.
Putin scored a partial win with the proposal he handed Steve Witkoff two weeks ago, which left Washington and Europe in a shaky new balance over who carries the main burden of backing Ukraine.
If Putin’s bottom line is total control of Ukraine, this war could drag on for years.
Another option is a puppet government in Kyiv - one cut off from Western military and intelligence ties.
Shifting his mindset isn’t possible with today’s Western resolve.
Another option is a puppet government in Kyiv - one cut off from Western military and intelligence ties.
Shifting his mindset isn’t possible with today’s Western resolve.
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If Putin’s bottom line is total control of Ukraine, this war could drag on for years.
Another option is a puppet government in Kyiv - one cut off from Western military and intelligence ties.
Shifting his mindset isn’t possible with today’s Western resolve.
Another option is a puppet government in Kyiv - one cut off from Western military and intelligence ties.
Shifting his mindset isn’t possible with today’s Western resolve.
It all comes down to how far the US and Europe are willing to go.
One thing hasn’t changed across administrations: Washington won’t put boots on the ground in Ukraine.
That leaves only messy, half-measure solutions.
One thing hasn’t changed across administrations: Washington won’t put boots on the ground in Ukraine.
That leaves only messy, half-measure solutions.
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It all comes down to how far the US and Europe are willing to go.
One thing hasn’t changed across administrations: Washington won’t put boots on the ground in Ukraine.
That leaves only messy, half-measure solutions.
One thing hasn’t changed across administrations: Washington won’t put boots on the ground in Ukraine.
That leaves only messy, half-measure solutions.
Baku has also made countermoves:
* Azerbaijan has withdrawn from Intervision 2025.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russian drones deliberately targeted an oil depot owned by SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company.
* Azerbaijan has withdrawn from Intervision 2025.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russian drones deliberately targeted an oil depot owned by SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company.
August 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Baku has also made countermoves:
* Azerbaijan has withdrawn from Intervision 2025.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russian drones deliberately targeted an oil depot owned by SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company.
* Azerbaijan has withdrawn from Intervision 2025.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russian drones deliberately targeted an oil depot owned by SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company.
Sabail footballer Elnur Huseynov confirmed that his father, Aslan Huseynov, was killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
According to him, his father was coerced into mobilization by Russian authorities, and the family only learned of his death a month later.
According to him, his father was coerced into mobilization by Russian authorities, and the family only learned of his death a month later.
August 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sabail footballer Elnur Huseynov confirmed that his father, Aslan Huseynov, was killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
According to him, his father was coerced into mobilization by Russian authorities, and the family only learned of his death a month later.
According to him, his father was coerced into mobilization by Russian authorities, and the family only learned of his death a month later.
In 2014, Russian troops in Crimea seized and annexed the peninsula. Today, Putin claims all of Ukraine is “historical Russia.”
That history of broken promises means Kyiv will demand far stronger guarantees now.
That history of broken promises means Kyiv will demand far stronger guarantees now.
August 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
In 2014, Russian troops in Crimea seized and annexed the peninsula. Today, Putin claims all of Ukraine is “historical Russia.”
That history of broken promises means Kyiv will demand far stronger guarantees now.
That history of broken promises means Kyiv will demand far stronger guarantees now.
As part of the deal, Kyiv handed most of its navy to Moscow and leased Sevastopol in Crimea to Russia for 20 years.
None of it stopped aggression.
None of it stopped aggression.
August 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
As part of the deal, Kyiv handed most of its navy to Moscow and leased Sevastopol in Crimea to Russia for 20 years.
None of it stopped aggression.
None of it stopped aggression.