Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has almost openly joined the anti-Russian camp, according to Armenian expert on Iran Vardan Voskanyan, who heads the Chair of Iranian Studies of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the Yerevan State University.

His comments came after a phone call between Aliyev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, where the latter thanked the Azeri leader for the support provided to Ukraine.

"The ink is still wet on the declaration on Russia-Azerbaijan "alliance", but the Baku dictator, who recently praised Russia in Moscow, has almost openly joined the camp of anti-Russian actions,” he wrote on Telegram.

“The U.S. secretary of state hinted to it in a post on Twitter, noting that he thanked the Baku dictator for his assistance to Ukraine.

“I think it’s obvious what kind of "assistance" it is about, taking into account Russian and Syrian media reports as well.

“Baku's dictatorial regime, under the guise of humanitarian aid, sent Middle Eastern terrorists and mercenaries to Ukraine to fight against Russian troops and volunteers in Donbass,” Voskanyan said.