In response to the terror campaign against the Azerbaijani diaspora, Azerbaijan cancelled the visit of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, scheduled for the end of June.
On 27 June, FSB officers raided the homes of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg. As a result of the operation, two, and according to some sources, five Azerbaijanis were killed, and dozens were detained.
The next day, in Voronezh, officers of the Voronezh State Police, accused of “attempting to bribe an inspector of the Migration Department,” detained a representative of the Azerbaijani diaspora who was engaged in trading activities at the local market.
Russian government publications suddenly began calling for an end to the “Azerbaijani mafia” in the country.
It is clear that this crisis, which began when Russia shot down an Azerbaijani passenger plane, will be a long one. Despite Putin’s apology, Russia still has not acknowledged that the plane was shot down by Russian air defences.
