Moscow is annoyed by Azerbaijan's humanitarian aid to Ukraine
15 December 2022
Azerbaijan's transfer of transformers and generators to Ukraine "as humanitarian aid" is puzzling to Russia. This was reported to TASS on Thursday by a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"Such a step on the part of Baku is puzzling. As part of a special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are destroying the critical infrastructure of Ukraine used by the Kiev regime for military needs. Azerbaijani supplies, which are unlikely to fundamentally change the situation, do not pull in humanitarian aid," the source said.
The source also drew attention to the opinion of some Azerbaijani observers, who pointed out that the supplied equipment is in demand in the republic itself, taking into account the need for post-conflict reconstruction of the Karabakh territories and growing socio-economic challenges.
The monitoring service of the Baku Press Club claims that the "azerbaijani observers", whose opinion is referred to by an anonymous TASS source, are most likely an invention of the Russian agency itself.
And the Azerbaijani agency Turan writes: "Thus, Russia recognizes that it is deliberately and purposefully destroying the energy infrastructure of a neighboring state. Depriving people of warmth, limiting the ability of patients to be treated, in Moscow consider it their legal right."
Commenting on the dissatisfaction of the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry with Baku's actions, Turan notes: "However, for some reason Moscow believes that they have the right to restore the energy and other infrastructure for the Armenians of Karabakh, motivating it purely for humanitarian reasons." According to the agency, Russia's attempts to involve Azerbaijan in its military adventure against Ukraine or intimidate Baku with possible support for Armenian separatists in Karabakh are unlikely to yield results.
Recall that on December 10, Azerbaijan sent 45 power transformers and 50 generators to Ukraine for a total amount of 1.4 million manats. In total, during the war, Azerbaijan provided assistance to Ukraine for 30 million manats (more than $ 17.5 million).
"Such a step on the part of Baku is puzzling. As part of a special military operation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are destroying the critical infrastructure of Ukraine used by the Kiev regime for military needs. Azerbaijani supplies, which are unlikely to fundamentally change the situation, do not pull in humanitarian aid," the source said.
The source also drew attention to the opinion of some Azerbaijani observers, who pointed out that the supplied equipment is in demand in the republic itself, taking into account the need for post-conflict reconstruction of the Karabakh territories and growing socio-economic challenges.
The monitoring service of the Baku Press Club claims that the "azerbaijani observers", whose opinion is referred to by an anonymous TASS source, are most likely an invention of the Russian agency itself.
And the Azerbaijani agency Turan writes: "Thus, Russia recognizes that it is deliberately and purposefully destroying the energy infrastructure of a neighboring state. Depriving people of warmth, limiting the ability of patients to be treated, in Moscow consider it their legal right."
Commenting on the dissatisfaction of the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry with Baku's actions, Turan notes: "However, for some reason Moscow believes that they have the right to restore the energy and other infrastructure for the Armenians of Karabakh, motivating it purely for humanitarian reasons." According to the agency, Russia's attempts to involve Azerbaijan in its military adventure against Ukraine or intimidate Baku with possible support for Armenian separatists in Karabakh are unlikely to yield results.
Recall that on December 10, Azerbaijan sent 45 power transformers and 50 generators to Ukraine for a total amount of 1.4 million manats. In total, during the war, Azerbaijan provided assistance to Ukraine for 30 million manats (more than $ 17.5 million).
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