Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of executing an "absurd" cover-up after its air defenses allegedly "shot down" a passenger plane last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

He also accused Russia of trying to "hush up" the issue for several days. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told state television on Sunday that the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was "shot down ...

"We can clearly say today that the plane was shot down by Russia," President Ilham Aliyev said in a televised ... Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up ...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev blasted Russia for putting forward “absurd” theories initially and said Moscow must ...

Vladimir Putin's ally has accused the Russian president of an "absurd" cover up attempt after a Christmas Day plane crash. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan slammed Putin over the plane crash ...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of accidentally shooting down an airliner on Christmas Day in a disaster that killed 38 people, and covering up the cause. “We can ...

President Ilham Aliyev: “The first ... which was brought up by someone, is completely out of discussion," Aliyev said in a statement on Sunday (local time). "It is possible that when the ...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally. I've taken my family to 5 major steakhouse ...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday ... he told Azerbaijani state television. Aliyev accused Moscow of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days, saying he was “upset ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 25. Under the directives of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, a state commission has been established to investigate the causes of the crash of an ...