The rapidly accelerating global geopolitical confrontation is drawing more and more countries and ‎regions into its orbit, and the South Caucasus is no exception. In these conditions, taking into ‎account the special balanced foreign policy line of Baku in the international arena, as well as its ‎leadership in the non-aligned system, Russia and Azerbaijan have a growing number of common ‎points of contact on global issues on the international agenda, thereby creating new positive ‎conditions for the development of Russian-Azerbaijani relations. However, in recent months, ‎relations between the two countries have deteriorated due to the presence of some problems that ‎require resolution. The article is devoted to the analysis of these problems and ways to overcome them. The study ‎used historical, systemic, legal and structural-functional methods for a comprehensive analysis of ‎bilateral relations.

Finally, it was concluded that Azerbaijan’s neighbors, including Russia, must ‎abandon outdated approaches to regional affairs and move toward cooperation in the face of ‎looming external challenges.