Azerbaijan has been continuously provoking Russia, making anti-Russian statements. Azerbaijani journalist Semir Veliyev even proposed setting up a NATO military base in the Khachmaz region near the Russian border in northern Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan is not hiding its current arrogance towards Russia, which is due to "the weakening of Russia's influence."
Russia's geopolitical environment continues to deteriorate. Slow progress in Ukraine has made surrounding countries dare to challenge Russia. Although Armenia is hostile to Azerbaijan, it is also accelerating its distancing from Russia.
This situation will make Russia more determined to carry out military operations in Ukraine to the end, because if it gives up halfway, the losses for Russia will be immeasurable. Not only will those opportunistic countries around it join NATO to attack Russia, but internal problems will also arise.
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