WorldRussia deports head of Moscow’s Azerbaijani diaspora as Baku issues warrants for three Russians
Bakhtiyar Hasanov, who heads Moscow’s Azerbaijani diaspora organization, was deported from Russia after losing his Russian citizenship and being held at a migrant detention center. Azerbaijan has issued in-absentia arrest warrants for three Russians over remarks about Azerbaijan on a YouTube show, amid reciprocal crackdowns on each country’s citizens since 2025.
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Russia deports head of Moscow’s Azerbaijani diaspora as Baku issues warrants for three Russians