The Downing of the Azeri Plane—A Lesson for Relations in the Post-Soviet Space | INSS https://t.co/n31T0XegiT Tuesday January 14th, 2025 at 10:46 AM INSS Insight No. 1932, January 14, 2025 The circumstances of the downing of a plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines and the official responses by Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan highlight the complex and dynamic nature of Russia’s relations with its neighboring countries in the post-Soviet era. While Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and other countries in Central Asia would like to reduce their dependence on Russia, Moscow’s current economic weakness—a result of the international sanctions imposed on it—has made it increasingly reliant on these count