Putin apologizes over 'tragic' Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic” Azerbaijani plane crash that killed 38 people on board, but denied responsibility for the incident. According to a Kremlin reading of the call, President Putin told Aliyev: “I apologize for the fact that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace, […]

Russia Deflects Accusations of Shooting Down Azerbaijan Airliner

The Russian government struggled on Friday to manage international anger over the growing possibility that a Russian surface-to-air missile crashed Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 on Wednesday, killing 38 passengers. Aviation experts and the Government of Ukraine I believed From the beginning, a missile attack was considered the most likely explanation for the crash. The plane […]

White House says ‘early indications’ Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan flight

The White House announced Friday that there were early indications that Russian air defenses shot down a passenger plane that crashed over Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the U.S. has “early indications” that Russia is responsible, but cited an ongoing investigation. I avoided mentioning the above. […]

Azerbaijan Airlines blames deadly plane crash on ‘external interference’ as Russia speculation grows

Azerbaijan Airlines has suspended flights to eight more Russian airports after a plane scheduled to carry passengers from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Russia's Grozny crashed “due to external physical and technical interference.” announced. According to reports, a Russian anti-aircraft missile may have caused the disaster. Flights from Baku to eight Russian airports have been suspended […]

Azerbaijan Officials Say Russian Missile Caused Fatal Jetliner Crash

Azerbaijani officials told Euronews on Thursday that they believe a Russian surface-to-air missile was the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, which killed more than 30 passengers on the plane on Wednesday. Embraer 190 airliner, flying The ship, carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Chechnya's capital Grozny, veered hundreds of […]