Azerbaijani leader asks Russia to ‘admit guilt’ in plane crash

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Posted on 12/29/2024 9:58:09 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has called on Russia to “admit its guilt” for unintentionally shooting down an Azerbaijani airliner, an incident that killed 38 people and injured 29.

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“First, the Russian side must apologise to Azerbaijan. Second, it must acknowledge its guilt. Third, those responsible must be punished, brought to criminal responsibility and compensation must be paid to the Azerbaijani state as well as to the injured passengers and crew members. These are our conditions,” he said, adding that the first demand had already been addressed with Putin’s apology.

Putin and Aliyev spoke by telephone call again on Sunday, the Kremlin said without giving details.

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