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

The Kremlin said Putin had "offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia's airspace." ...

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the Azerbaijani leader for what he called a 'tragic incident' involving a ...

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 apologized for the “tragic incident” that occurred in Russian airspace, but the Kremlin did not take responsibility for ...

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following the crash of an Azerbaijan ...

MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his apologies to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev that the incident with the AZAL airliner occurred in Russia’s airspace ...

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