Azerbaijan

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conflict 2026-04-26

Zelensky Picks Baku. Russia Does Not Need to Accept.

Ukraine's president made his first wartime visit to Azerbaijan, signed six defense and energy agreements, and proposed it as the venue for peace talks with Russia, knowing Putin will almost certainly say no.

conflict 2026-04-25

Zelenskyy Flew to Baku and Offered to Meet Putin There. The Market Gives It Less Than 1% Odds by April 30.

Ukraine's president is proposing tripartite talks in a country that sold weapons to Russia and shares a mediator with both sides. The gesture is real. The ceasefire is not.