Azerbaijan president ramps up pressure on Putin over deadly plane crash – POLITICO

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev blamed Russian officials for the Christmas Day plane crash that killed 38 people, demanding justice and punishment. The incident strained the previously friendly relations between Moscow and Baku, with Aliyev accusing Russia of trying to cover up the incident. The airliner was en route from Baku to Grozny when it crashed in Kazakhstan, prompting Azerbaijan to send the black boxes for analysis in Brazil.

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