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The Kremlin leader "apologized for the fact that the incident happened in Russian airspace" during a call with Azerbaijan's president.

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Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning ...

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Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said he is ready to step in if necessary and ensure that Syria gets the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines ...

A survivor of Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash said the plane’s pilots tried to land in Grozny, Chechnya three times, ...

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The government's concerns about the crypto mining sector's high energy demands have prompted a temporary ban in key regions.

Russia's leader apologises for the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.