Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to the leader of Azerbaijan after a passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan ...
The Kremlin leader’s apology, made during a call with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, is likely to tamp down anger ...
Experts pointed to damage to the plane before it landed, suggesting it had been hit by a missile. A White House official said ...
The Kremlin tends to play down these attacks, and has a history of offering unconvincing explanations for massive explosions ...
The Kremlin has refused to comment, but Russia's civil aviation agency said the situation in Chechnya was "very complicated" at the time.