Putin apologises to Azeri president after plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart after an incident in Russian airspace that led to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft on December 25, killing dozens.

- Bloomberg

MOSCOW:

Putin and Ilham Aliyev discussed details of the doomed flight from Baku to Grozny in a phone call, on Saturday, the Kremlin said in a statement.

The Embraer SA 190 crashed on Wednesday near Aktau in Kazakhstan after flying over the Caspian Sea.

Putin "apologised for the fact that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace," without saying Russia had been responsible, according to the Kremlin readout.