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

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash on Christmas but did not ...

The Kremlin has said that the Russian president "apologized for the tragic incident" and expressed his "deep and sincere ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when Azerbaijan Airlines ...

Experts pointed to damage to the plane before it landed, suggesting it had been hit by a missile. A White House official said ...

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, likely caused by Russian air defense, shines light on a glaring issue the Kremlin has long ...

The Kremlin said Putin had "offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia's airspace." ...

Azerbaijan says the plane had multiple holes in its fuselage and that the occupants had sustained injuries ‘due to foreign ...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan's leader for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash ...