Aliyev missed Turkey's unity summit – then Russia came up | Eastern Express https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/6c90e83f-85ed-44c0-bcee-6e49cbafca0f Turkey's summit of Turkic states was supposed to showcase unity, but two developments complicated the proceedings. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not attend, amid public disagreements between two longstanding allies over school dress rules and relations with Israel. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested giving Russia a role in the Organization of Turkic States. Moscow has not publicly announced a bid to join, and Azerbaijan and Turkey continue cooperating closely on defense, energy, and trade. On Eastern Express, we examine what these developments reveal about sovereignty, competing interests, and the future of the Turkic world. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Summit of the Organization of Turkic States 02:12 - Growing tensions between Turkey and Azerbaijan 08:14 - The dispute over Israel and the hijab issue 14:12 - Kazakhstan's vision for the Turkic bloc 15:55 - Should Russia join the Organization of Turkic States? 20:14 - Eastern News Flash 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Politics #Turkey Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:35:42 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl Aliyev missed Turkey's unity summit – then Russia came up | Eastern Express https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/6c90e83f-85ed-44c0-bcee-6e49cbafca0f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.