Azerbaijan, Putin and Russia

Moscow's relationship with Azerbaijan is spiraling in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash Russian air defenses likely caused
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is demanding answers, saying Vladimir Putin's latest apology "isn't enough" and that Moscow must take responsibility.
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash, but doesn’t say if Russia is to blame
Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the plane and shot it down.
Azerbaijan president ramps up pressure on Putin over deadly plane crash
President Aliyev has blamed Russia for the airliner’s downing, which killed 38 people. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Monday once again blamed Russian officials for the plane crash that killed 38 people on Christmas Day and called for them to be punished.
Vladimir Putin apologises for Azerbaijan plane crash but fails to accept blame
Vladimir Putin has apologised for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash but stopped short of accepting responsibility for what he described as a “tragic incident”.
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash, but stops short of taking responsibility
Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the plane and shot it down.
Putin apologises over Azerbaijan plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
Russia's leader apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.
Putin apologises for Azerbaijan plane crash - but blames Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has apologised for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash but stopped short of accepting responsibility for what he described as a “tragic incident”.
Putin in firing line as close ally demands 'punishment' over Azerbaijan plane crash
Azerbaijan's president has confronted Putin over the devastating plane crash that killed 38 people on Christmas Day.
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan's president for 'tragic incident' after plane crash
Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation told Reuters that Russian air defences ...
Azerbaijan’s leader accuses Russia of passenger jet crash ‘cover up’ in blistering new attack on neighbor
Azerbaijan’s leader on Monday accused Moscow of carrying out a “cover up” over a passenger jet crash last month that claimed ...
Putin apologizes for fatal Azerbaijan Airlines crash but does not take responsibility
The Kremlin said Putin had "offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia's airspace." ...
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Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
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Investigators meet in Brazil to extract data from black box of crashed Azerbaijani airliner
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