From crash to crisis How Russia’s refusal to take responsibility for a downed passenger plane wrecked relations with Azerbaijan

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From crash to crisis How Russia’s refusal to take responsibility for a downed passenger plane wrecked relations with Azerbaijan

Relations between Moscow and Baku have continued to deteriorate ever since a deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day sparked a diplomatic crisis. Russia’s refusal to take responsibility for downing the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane has left Azerbaijan indignant, leading Baku to shutter the local Russian House and threaten to take legal action against Russia “in an international court.” Meduza explains how the plane crash wrecked …