Putin apologizes to Aliyev over ‘tragic incident’ with Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
- Vladimir Putin apologized to the President of Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, which resulted in 38 deaths.
- The incident occurred while Russian air defense systems were repelling Ukrainian drones, according to Putin.
- Azerbaijan's Transport Minister mentioned that the plane faced 'external interference' during its landing attempt.
- Aviation experts believe the plane's GPS systems were jammed and damaged by shrapnel from Russian missile blasts.
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Moscow. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s apology, through a press release, proved insufficient for his Azeri counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, who this Sunday made a visibly annoying face and, before his audience, announced three conditions to close what the Kremlin holder called, the previous Saturday, “a tragic incident in his airspace.”
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Kanat Bozumbayev said it will take about two weeks to read the equipment
The black box of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, believed to have been hit by Russian air defense missiles, is being sent to Brazil for investigation, Kazakh authorities said Sunday.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Moscow of trying to cover up its responsibility.
The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, accused Russian authorities this Sunday (29) of trying to hide their role in the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane in Kazakhstan with 67 people on board. Read more (12/29/2024)
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