Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine was among the issues brought up in a telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, the Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday after the two leaders’ talks.
"They discussed the development of the situation related to the special military operation conducted by Russia in Ukraine," the statement says.
Additionally, the Kremlin press service said that Putin and Aliyev exchanged views on some pressing bilateral and regional issues as a follow-up to their talks in Moscow on February 22.
Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan had suggested organizing negotiations with Russia.