Putin seeks to 'give reassurances' in apology over Azerbaijan plane crash • FRANCE 24 English

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin's silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane. Despite not taking direct responsibility for the incident, “the fact that he (Putin) is in some way reacting ... shows that he wants to show that he is visible and present and concerned with trying to give reassurances”, FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert said in an analysis, as he cited several airlines that had suspended flights to Russia following the plane crash.
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[kamranex]

Aliyev is not Putin's ally. He just tries to have good relationship with Russia to avoid Ukraine's fate.

[YellewBhee]

Message of condolences and sympathy not an admittance of faulty action nor an apology

[radjmalaha]

Russia never takes responsibility😡😡😡😡😡

[TogtherWeThrive]

Azer' is not happy with their neighbor!

[warren]

They sent this damaged play back out to sea hoping it would go down to hide the truth not banking on the hero pilots getting it away to land again. The piolts should be all over the news as hero's.

[khl]

This France doesn't know what to do. Its only desire is creating new bad issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan, and why did you show separately in here. And Azerbaijan is not ally to Russia. Just Azerbaijan doesn't want to do wrong thing that Ukraine did years ago. Azerbaijan has good relationship with Russia.

[mercedessl]

What a load of bollocks from putin. I hope that insurers make it punitive cost wise for any airline from a neutral country that wants to fly to russia so they don’t😅😊

[anzelmasmatutis]

For 3 years AIRSPACE over Western Russia should have been CLOSED.
All airlines who fly to western Russia AGREE to risk with lives of passengers.

[aburakadabura]

On February 17, 2024, Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China, with a population of 1.4 billion, attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany and expressed China's basic position.
He stated that “national sovereignty and territorial integrity must not be unjustly violated” and that “the purposes and principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected and observed.” He said he “expects all UN member states to act diligently in accordance with these principles.” China signed a “Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation” with Ukraine in 2013, which includes a clause stating that “China will assist Ukraine in the event of aggression. It is clear that China dares to put aside its own expansionist actions and criticizes Russia with the “invasion and annexation of Ukraine by Russia” in mind.

[seljuk]

what are those marks on Azerbaijani map that you guys have? fix it! or we will fix New Caledonia 🇳🇨, Corsica and many more on a world map

[zane]

What the hell is with all this bending to russia in the word choice? Pretty gross.

[SK-ltso]

He can't keep track of all his killing.

[Sultan_europa]

These events are like the days of Soviet union aren't they?

[skeetermegamoto]

Doug Herbert is superb. I would love to see some books and deep dive expose programs by him. I think he has alot to say. The global autocracy economic system would be a great subject.

[badbillybrookes]

Apologizes, but the investigation is ongoing to responsibility. An apology is not an admission of guilt.

[lyfMotorhead]

How can Putin assure that flights over Russia are safe? Is he going to personally man every anti air system in Russia?

[thefirst-ybsj]

She's mad, it wasn't a foul play, it was mis-identified. You guys are just not serious. Take your dumb propaganda elsewhere.

[obsidianjane]

I'm sure the Azerbaijanis are thinking with friends like these, who needs Armenians.

[kevint]

Supports a through investigation to find out why Russia has purposely injured the aircraft and tried to cover up by demand it to fly over sea water❗️

[jakethemistakeRulez]

Omg he really said that Russian players are suspected in Nordstream2? Well that lack of objectivity delegitimizes everything he says.