Just last week, the European Council President Charles Michel congratulated Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev on his “reelection,” and said he looks forward to working towards normalization of relations. Miriam Lexmann, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), noted this on X—former Twitter. “So at what point will President Michel realise that his soft stance and appeasement only serve to embolden Aliyev’s aggression?” the MEP added.