Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident." ...

Russia's leader apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.

Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan ...

Aliyev made the blistering public statement after a phone call with Vladimir Putin in which the tyrant apologised for the disaster. He confirmed the plane had been jammed by electronic warfare ...

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Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defenses attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, the regional capital of the ...

A SHAMED Vladimir Putin made a mealy-mouthed apology today after a passenger plane was shot down by a Russian missile. The tyrant said a rare "sorry" over the crash that killed 38 people in a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged a role in the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane carrying 67 people, but stopped short of expressing responsibility. Photo: Issa Tazhenbayev/AFP ...

In his statement, which broke three days of official silence from the Kremlin, Putin did not attribute the downing of the plane to the actions of Russian air defences. But in its own statement ...

A humiliated Vladimir Putin has given a mealy-mouthed apology after a passenger plane was downed on Christmas Day, killing 38 people. The Kremlin dictator called Azerbaijan president Ilham ...