Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan without claiming responsibility in plane crash
The Kremlin said Putin apologised to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev over the "tragic incident" in a phone call, but did not say Russian air defence shot the plane.
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Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (AFP)
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MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday that Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing while stopping