Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev "for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace." ...

Putin called his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, and apologised for the incident, while stopping short of saying ...

Vladimir Putin apologised “for the tragic incident in Russian airspace” during a call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham ...

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

Putin has apologised for Azerbaijan Airlines crash, expressing condolences but stopping short of admitting Russian air defense responsibility.

Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash but does not take responsibility - Azerbaijan says the plane ...