Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said on the 1st that Russia hopes that Russian journalists previously detained in the Azerbaijani capital Baku will be released as soon as possible. TASS quoted Peskov as reporting that the Russian side is very concerned about the news about the detention of Russian journalists and hopes to secure their release through direct contact with the Azerbaijani side. Peskov said that such measures against Russian journalists “definitely do not conform to the generally accepted rules and norms, nor the spirit and nature of Russian-Arab relations,” and hoped that “this extremely emotional response will be replaced by direct communication.”

Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said on the 1st that Russia hopes that Russian journalists previously detained in the Azerbaijani capital Baku will be released as soon as possible. TASS quoted Peskov as reporting that the Russian side is very concerned about the news about the detention of Russian journalists and hopes to secure their release through direct contact with the Azerbaijani side. Peskov said that such measures against Russian journalists “definitely do not conform to the generally accepted rules and norms, nor the spirit and nature of Russian-Arab relations,” and hoped that “this extremely emotional response will be replaced by direct communication.”