The shore of the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 10, 2024. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested two journalists from Russian state news agency Sputnik on June 30, in the latest sign of brewing tensions between Moscow and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
According to AZERTAC, Azerbaijan’s state news agency, local authorities have “launched an investigation based on operational intelligence regarding [Sputnik’s] continued activities through illegal funding.”
