Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny ...
The Kremlin said Putin had "offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia's airspace." ...
Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the plane and shot it down.
Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but stops short of acknowledging Moscow’s possible role.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" ...
Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian ...
The Kremlins says Vladimir Putin has told Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Russia's south before it crashed.
White House suggests Russian involvement in Azerbaijan Airlines Christmas Day crash - US National Security Council ...