A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties.

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Russia crashed, ... The Embraer 190 passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia had 62 passengers and five crew on board, ...

The escalating tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan — marked by tit-for-tat arrests, accusations of ethnic violence, and economic sparring — have tempted some Western observers to view the conflict ...

RUSSIA BEING BLAMED FOR AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES PLANE THAT CRASHED HUNDREDS OF MILES OFF COURSE, KILLING DOZENS. The crash near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau killed 38 people on Christmas Day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight attempted to land in Grozny, Chechnya on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed in Kazakhstan while en route to Grozny, Russia, from Baku, Azerbaijan, on Christmas Day. There were 62 passengers and five crew members on board, 29 of whom ...

Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit plane before crash, U.S. official says 05:51. Officials are trying to determine what caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas ...

Russia shot at Azerbaijan Airlines plane before crash, says country’s president - The Azerbaijan president said Vladimir Putin had apologised to him over the air crash which killed 38 ...

As Azerbaijan observed a day of mourning for victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people, experts pointed to a possible cause: fire from Russia's air defense against a Ukrainian drone attack.

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defense system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.

Azerbaijan’s president said Russia shot down a passenger airliner, accusing Moscow of trying to cover up the issue for days. Ilham Aliyev said the plane had been damaged due to “unintentional ...