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

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the plane crash in Russian air space on Christmas Day that left 38 people ...

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 ...

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

Vladimir Putin has apologised for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash but stopped short of accepting responsibility for what he ...

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

The UK foreign office has criticised Russia after President Vladimir Putin apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart over a ...

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

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