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Russian embassy staff visit Sputnik Azerbaijan’s executive director under house arrest

Igor Kartavikh, executive director of the Baku branch of the “Rossiya Segodnya” Information Agency (“Sputnik Azerbaijan”)

10 October 2025 13:15 (UTC +04:00)

Representatives of the Russian Embassy in Baku recently visited journalist Igor Kartavikh, who was released to house arrest, said Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, APA’s Moscow bureau reports.

According to her, Russian diplomats have maintained contact with Kartavikh throughout this period and, taking into account his health, have provided the necessary assistance with the cooperation of the Azerbaijani side.

Note that Igor Kartavikh, the executive director of “Sputnik Azerbaijan,” who was arrested in Baku, has been released. According to Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the President of Russia, the decision was made on the eve of the meeting between the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan in Dushanbe.

Recall that Igor Kartavikh, executive director, and Yevgeniy Belousov, chief editor of the Baku branch of the “Rossiya Segodnya” Information Agency (“Sputnik Azerbaijan”), were detained on June 30, 2025, as a result of an operation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) at the Baku branch of the “Rossiya Segodnya” Information Agency, and a preventive measure of arrest was chosen against them by the decision of the Khatai District Court.