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

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 ...

Putin apologized for the “tragic incident” in Russian airspace, but the Kremlin did not take responsibility for downing the ...

Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation told Reuters that Russian air defences ...

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

The Russian leader’s phone call to Azerbaijan’s president stopped short of acknowledging responsibility for the crash of an ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised on Saturday over the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane, though he stopped ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the President of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed ...

Russia's leader Vladimir Putin has called Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev to say sorry for Russian air defences firing at ...