New adventures of Diana Braun What is the overseer of the Azerbaijani opposition afraid of?

In December 2024, in the article "Diana Braun and her 'mission' in Baku," we explored who within the US Embassy in Baku manages the activities of the Azerbaijani opposition and affiliated media. Diana Braun, an embassy official, serves as the supervisor of the Azerbaijani opposition, overseeing the political direction of the diplomatic mission's activities.

Let us remind you that among those she worked with was the activist Rufat Safarov, who was arrested in a domestic case unrelated to his public activities. Several Western embassies and international organizations spoke out in his defence. We have provided a detailed account of this woman's activities and record, and after that, she shamelessly called our editorial office, demanding that the investigative article about her be removed from the website. She even threatened to take us to court. Of course, we have yet to receive any subpoenas.

It would seem that after her exposure, Diana Braun should have at least laid low or, at most, left our country as soon as possible. But no, she once again "appeared in the spotlight." As we learned, her main personal contact in the Azerbaijani opposition is Ali Karimli, and soon we will publish confirming materials about the interaction between the opposition figure and the former FBI employee, who is disguised as an ordinary diplomat (are they ever truly former?).

According to new information received by Caliber.Az from reliable sources, Braun regularly meets with the daughter of Tofig Yagublu in the US Embassy and transfers funds to her in order to fuel protest activities within Azerbaijani society. During the latest meeting, Braun handed over 10,000 US dollars. The amount is small, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. The funding of activists and the opposition is carried out in this manner — through the transfer of cash.

What task has the American overseer assigned to the Azerbaijani opposition this time? For us, it is no secret. According to the information we have, during her latest meeting with Nigar Hazi (Yagublu), Braun instructed her to intensify the "pacifist" direction of Azerbaijani activists. More specifically, according to the directive, the Azerbaijani opposition should advocate for an unconditional, swift, and "honourable" peace with Armenia, disregarding the legitimate demands that official Baku has made to Yerevan.

There is nothing surprising about this. After all, we remember how Ali Karimli himself, before the 44-day war, tried to question Azerbaijan's ability to achieve victory over Armenia. Later, after Azerbaijan won and restored its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Karimli and the rest of the "radical" rabble began working to devalue what is truly a historic achievement.

So, as we can see, Diana Braun is relying on proven figures who are ready to take anti-government positions. The most interesting part of the information we've received is that domestic radicals are very concerned about the latest meeting with their curator. They admit, in their private conversations, that she has lost interest in her work. She has stopped attending the "political" trials previously announced by the Americans.

Overall, according to her agents within our opposition, Diana seems to have a "travel mood" — she fears that she will be removed from Azerbaijan just like Ambassador Mark Libby. Yes, removed — because Libby did not leave due to health reasons. He was clearly made to understand that under the new Trump administration, he could hardly expect to continue his career in the State Department after his inept and ineffective work as an ambassador. That is why he suddenly recalled his health.

In light of the new information that has come into our possession, we pose a simple question to the government of Azerbaijan: if we are aware of the provocative activities of Diana Braun, which are inconsistent with her status as a diplomat, why has Baku not officially addressed the Trump administration with a demand to put an end to the activities of this failed "Mata Hari of the 21st century"? After all, relations between our countries would only benefit from such a move.