Azerbaijani propaganda is ready to attack Russia again at any moment.
Azerbaijani media are hinting at Russia's involvement in a "coup d'état" allegedly being plotted by 87-year-old Remiz Mehdiyev, a close friend of the late President Heydar Aliyev, although the "conspirator's" letter was passed on to Azerbaijani authorities by their Russian counterparts.
Kirill Krivosheev, a specialist in the post-Soviet space, stated this in an interview with Rusarminfo, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"I think this is primarily an internal issue that should simply anchor the viewer's mind. The anchor is that Russia is, after all, an empire and a threat. People shouldn't forget this ," Krivosheev said.
He noted that state media is not reporting on Mehdiyev's scandalous arrest, which will allow the "coup d'etat" story to be replayed in the future if the warming in relations between Moscow and Baku ends.
"Yes, on the one hand, there seems to be some reconciliation, but on the other hand, it seems to be moving at all. Two Sputnik employees left Baku. But no one else flew to Moscow ," Krivosheev said.
In October, Azerbaijan released Igor Kartavykh, executive director of the local Sputnik, and Yevgeny Belousov, editor-in-chief. The detentions of five other Sputnik Azerbaijan employees, as well as eight Russian citizens, who were groundlessly detained in June, were recently extended for three months.
Azerbaijani propaganda is ready to attack Russia again at any moment.