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

Putin apologises over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash – but refuses to admit fault - The US says North Korean troops are ...

Reports suggested the crash may have been caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MOSCOW: Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday (Dec 28) apologised to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, for a "tragic ...

Russian President Putin apologised to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev amid claims that the passenger jet was accidentally ...

The Kremlins says Vladimir Putin has told Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Russia's south before it crashed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but stops short of acknowledging Moscow’s possible role.

The president says Russia's air defence systems were active when the plane attempted to land, but hasn't said Russia was ...

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian ...