Putin apologizes for 'tragic incident' but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down
Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev "for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace." ...
Vladimir Putin issues carefully worded apology for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane downed by Russian air defences
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a carefully worded apology for the downed Azerbaijan Airlines plane which crashed on Christmas Day.
Days after plane crash, Putin apologises to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for 'tragic incident' in Russian airspace
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended an apology to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday over a "tragic ...