Ilham Aliyev Accuses Russia of Cover-Up Following Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, has accused Russia of attempting to conceal evidence related to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan that resulted in 38 deaths. Following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Aliyev demanded public apologies from Russia, stating that Russian accounts of the incident are designed to suppress the truth. He claims the plane was subjected to electronic jamming and gunfire from Russian territory. Putin acknowledged that Russian air defenses were active at the time but denied responsibility for the incident.