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

By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia Bagirova MOSCOW/BAKU (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ...

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

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

Early indications’ suggest Russia shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, the ...

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

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

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia all opened investigations into the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.

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

The apology was the closest Moscow had come to accepting blame for the disaster, though only noting that a criminal case had ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic” Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people on board, but stopped short of admitting ...

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