"Neither now nor previously has Azerbaijan raised any substantive complaints about Sputnik Azerbaijan's journalistic work - neither about its form nor content," Zakharova emphasized. "These actions clearly follow a different logic, as we made clear to Azerbaijan's ambassador yesterday."

"Such a move raises questions about the West's real ability to continue supporting Ukraine - and about priorities in American defense policy itself," he added.

"One year ago, NATO was all about escalating the war in Ukraine. Now, with President Donald Trump joining us at the table, the tone has changed - no NATO involvement in the war," the Hungarian PM said.

“As long as the IAEA acts as a Western political tool, not a neutral body — Iran sees no reason to cooperate.”

💬 Moscow sees Ukraine's attempts to destabilize Russia-Azerbaijan relations and provoke tensions, Kremlins spox Dmitry Peskov said.

💬 "In the context of the whole of Russian media outlets, the banning of Sputnik and RT and the general treatment of Russian journalists, I find it all scandalous. Western media, even the more moderate ones, are usually only interested in their own misleading narratives," he tells Sputnik.

“What comes next? Is it possible for Iran to return to diplomacy and the IAEA inspection system? Without solid guarantees — unlikely. Because we’re talking about opponents who systematically lie and are capable of launching strikes even during negotiations.”