The Kremlin hopes for a quick resolution of the accumulated differences with Baku, stated Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, criticized the government's actions. He expressed concern over the release from pretrial detention of Igor Kartavykh, the former executive director of the Russian-Kremlin media outlet Sputnik Azerbaijan, and the deteriorating health of opposition figure Tofig Yagublu.

Vladimir Putin stated that relations between Russia and Azerbaijan were not in crisis, but merely faced a "crisis of emotions" caused by the AZAL plane crash. Commenting on the results of his visit to Tajikistan, he emphasized that Azerbaijan maintains close ties with Russia and noted the widespread use of the Russian language in the country.

In response to the transfer of Igor Kartavykh, executive director of the Kremlin-backed publication Sputnik Azerbaijan, from a pretrial detention center to house arrest, Russia released Mamedali Agayev, the former director of the Satire Theater in Moscow.

Igor Kartavykh, director of the Russian media agency Sputnik Azerbaijan, has been released from pretrial detention in Baku. He is now under house arrest in Baku, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

By apologizing to Ilham Aliyev at a meeting in Dushanbe for the downing of a passenger plane in 2024, Vladimir Putin effectively capitulated to Azerbaijan, according to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

The main topic of the first meeting in a long time between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia in Dushanbe was the investigation into the tragic crash of the Azerbaijani airline AZAL near Aktau.

Twenty-nine-year-old Russian artist and anti-war activist Lilia Manyukhina has been held in custody in Armenia for over a month. She was detained on August 30 in Yerevan at the request of Russian authorities. She is currently in a pretrial detention center, awaiting a decision by the migration service on her application for political asylum.

The Kremlin is expressing optimism ahead of the meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia in Dushanbe.

The summit of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Gabala, Azerbaijan. Following the meeting, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed the Gabala Declaration.