Social media users inquired about the purpose of Kadyrov's visit to Baku.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, expressed condolences in Baku regarding the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane and congratulated Azerbaijan on the return of Karabakh. Social media users inquired about the purpose of his visit, with some suggesting that he came on the orders of the Kremlin.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in July, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow. Lavrov characterized the negotiations as "substantive, useful, and trusting" and reminded of the recent words of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that relations between the countries are fully normalized.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, visited Baku, where he met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. He called the crash of the "Azerbaijan Airlines" plane in December 2024 due to a missile strike from the air defense system in the sky over Grozny "our common pain," according to the transcript of the protocol part of the meeting published on the Azerbaijani president's website.

"I want to once again express my deep condolences on behalf of myself and the entire Chechen people regarding the crash of the Baku-Grozny plane in December 2024. This is our common pain. We sincerely share the grief of the fraternal Azerbaijani people and pray for the souls of all the deceased," Kadyrov said.

A video of this moment was published by the publication 1news.Az. The post on the publication's Facebook page* received 63 comments.

"Reading condolences from a piece of paper," Lala Santino was outraged.

"Condolences from a piece of paper. He couldn't say it in his own simple words," Naila Kerimova supported.

Some users inquired about the purpose of the Chechen delegation's visit.

"I wonder why he came to Baku? Or did Putin send him?" Vugar Bayramov inquired.

"Aliyev is an experienced politician, but his face always gives everything away. They sent him to pay respects," Elshan Abdullaev believes.

In his Telegram channel, Kadyrov did not specify the goals of the trip.

"We discussed the prospects for cooperation in various areas. We paid attention to further strengthening the fraternal ties between Azerbaijan and the Chechen Republic," he indicated.

In addition, Kadyrov "sincerely congratulated the fraternal Azerbaijani people on the return of Karabakh. This event is of great significance for Azerbaijan, and I sincerely share the joy of the friendly people. I expressed hope that peace and tranquility will finally come to this region, and stability will be strong and long-lasting—for the benefit of all who live here," he wrote in his Telegram channel.

Photos of the Chechen delegation's visit and the joint lunch were also published on the Azerbaijani president's website. Along with Ramzan Kadyrov, his sons—Chechnya's Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Kadyrov and Secretary of the Security Council of Chechnya Adam Kadyrov, as well as State Duma Deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov—visited Baku, according to the photos.

Relations between Moscow and Baku have noticeably deteriorated after the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane with 67 people on board, flying from Baku to Grozny, on December 25, 2024, in Kazakhstan. A new wave of deterioration in relations between the two countries was caused by ethnic sweeps in Russia and retaliatory detentions of Russians in Azerbaijan. Baku accuses the Russian authorities of extrajudicial reprisals against Azerbaijanis, while footage of the harsh detention of Russians in Baku appears to be a demonstrative response to Moscow's actions, according to the "Caucasian Knot" reference "Crisis in Azerbaijan-Russia relations".