Azerbaijan summons Russian envoy as tensions escalate

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  Azerbaijan has summoned Russia’s ambassador to Baku as tensions between the two countries continue to rise following a raid in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg late last month that resulted in the death of two Azerbaijanis while in custody. A Foreign Ministry statement on Wednesday said Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, who conveyed Baku's rejection