{"id":1277324,"date":"2025-08-07T19:54:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/court-jester-azerbaijan-puts-mikhalkov-in-his-place-for-justifying-the-war-against-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T19:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:54:28","slug":"court-jester-azerbaijan-puts-mikhalkov-in-his-place-for-justifying-the-war-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/court-jester-azerbaijan-puts-mikhalkov-in-his-place-for-justifying-the-war-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCourt Jester\u201d: Azerbaijan \u201cputs Mikhalkov in his place\u201d for justifying the war against Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian director and propagandist Nikita Mikhalkov publicly accused Azerbaijan of being “ungrateful” for its colonial past and attempted to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In response, Azerbaijani journalists sharply criticized the artist, calling him a “court jester” and a servant of every new regime in the Kremlin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is reported by OBOZ.UA.<\/a><\/p>\n

Amid growing tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan, a wave of anti-Azerbaijani propaganda has begun in Russia. Nikita Mikhalkov, a famous director and one of the public mouthpieces of Kremlin policy, has joined in.<\/p>\n

In a new episode of his program “Besogon,” Mikhalkov accused Azerbaijan of “ingratefulness” towards Russia, recalling Moscow’s “huge role” in resolving the Karabakh conflict. He also tried to justify the war against Ukraine, calling it “liberation” from “Bandera Nazis.”<\/p>\n

The reasons for Mikhalkov’s anger were:<\/p>\n