In the official telling, this is called “diversification.” Yet the near-halving of imports reflects more than a market choice: the flow of gold fell to zero, sanctions exerted indirect pressure, and a political rupture took shape that Baku is reluctant to name. The official figure is stark: in the first seven months of this year, Azerbaijan’s imports from Russia fell 42% to $1.36 billion. Total bilateral trade dropped to $2.1...

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