Moscow is concerned that for over two hours its diplomats in Baku have not been able to get in touch with Russian journalists, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told TASS, the latter reports.

"We are concerned that for over two hours, Russian diplomats in Baku have not been able to get in touch with journalists with Russian citizenship," Zakharova said.

Zakharova emphasized that employees from the consular department of the Russian Embassy are not being allowed to interact with the journalists. "No information is being provided on reasons for such actions. We are worried about our journalists," she added.

Also, she specified that the Russian Embassy had informed Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, Interior Ministry, and State Security Service.

"There has been no answer," she concluded

Earlier, RT TV channel editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan said that the employees of the Sputnik Azerbaijan news agency had not been communicating after reports about Azerbaijan’s law enforcement operation at its office.