The extremely rare publicised apology from Putin was the closest Moscow has come to accepting some blame for the disaster.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people ...

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

Russia’s aviation chief says that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined ...

Allegations mounted that Russian air defenses shot down the plane while attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident ...

This article explores predictions from RFE/RL journalists for the year 2025, focusing on global conflicts, authoritarianism, and the impact of US politics on the world stage.

The UK has called for an independent investigation into the downing of an Azerbaijani plane thought to have been caused by a Russian missile. President Vladimir Putin apologised “for the fact that the ...

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

Both presidents also exchanged their condolences in regard to the tragic death of nationals from Russia and Kazakhstan following the fatal crash of the passenger airliner earlier this week, the statem ...