Categories South Caucasus Analysis: How South Caucasus countries reposition themselves toward Russia Post author By Mike Nova Post date July 14, 2025 Listen to this article Armenia and Azerbaijan intensify a subtle decoupling, while Georgia signals a symbolic shift toward warmer ties with Russia ← Firefighters tackle flames as Ukrainian officials say Russian strikes hit Mykolaiv and Sumy → The Kanak people – Ilham Aliyev’s best friends and allies, especially in the business of needling France, which is “too liberal” in his opinion, copied from the Erdogan’s. The Kanaks are Ilham’s true heroes, and their spiritual closeness is obvious. kanak