The UK has condemned Russia's handling of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash and called for a thorough, independent investigation. While Putin apologized to Azerbaijan's president, the UK believes his apology doesn't acknowledge the danger posed by Russia's actions.
The UK has rejected Vladimir Putin's apology over the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash and called for an independent investigation. The Russian president apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a 'tragic incident' - but stopped short of taking responsibility. The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet was flying from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Grozny, the capital of Russia's Chechnya region, when it turned and crashed in Kazakhstan while making an attempt to land on Wednesday.
Some 38 people died in the crash, while there were 29 survivors. The Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday that air defence systems were firing near Grozny because of a Ukrainian drone strike, but stopped short of saying one of these downed the plane. According to a Kremlin readout of a call, the Russian president apologized to Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev 'for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace'. The UK's Foreign Office has called for an 'full and independent' investigation into the crash, adding that Mr Putin's apology 'fails to recognise that the reckless and irresponsible actions of the Russian State pose an acute and direct threat to the interests and national security of other states.' 'Our thoughts are with all those affected by this incident, including the family and friends of those who have died,' a spokesperson added in a statement. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia 'must provide clear explanations' and 'stop spreading disinformation' in a call with Azerbaijan's president. 'The key priority now is a thorough investigation to provide answers to all questions about what really happened,' he said in an X post. 'Photos and videos clearly show the damage to the aircraft's fuselage, including punctures and dents, which strongly point to a strike by an air defence missile.
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