The UK has condemned Putin's apology for the fatal plane crash in Kazakhstan, calling Russia's actions 'reckless'. The crash, which killed 38 people, has sparked speculation that Russian air defenses were responsible.
The United Kingdom has criticized an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin over the fatal plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day that killed dozens of people, describing Russia's actions as 'reckless.' Why It Matters: A total of 38 people were killed and 29 survived when Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 crashed close to Aktau, southwestern Kazakhstan , on Wednesday. It was traveling from the Azeri capital Baku to Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Several reports have suggested Russian air-defense systems operating around Grozny were responsible for the crash, although the exact causes remain unclear. If Russian air-defense systems are confirmed to be responsible for the crash, Moscow could find itself in a tough diplomatic spot with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan at a moment when fractious relations with its neighbors will not appeal to Russia. Putin 'appears to be trying to smooth over possible tensions in the Russian-Azerbaijani and Russian-Kazakh relationships,' the U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War said on Saturday. What To Know: The Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft departed at 3:55 a.m. UTC on Wednesday (10:55 p.m. ET Tuesday) and traveled for half an hour before coming across 'significant GPS interference,' flight-tracking data suggested. It then sent location data intermittently, most of it assumed to be inaccurate, according to FlightRadar24. The plane crashed hundreds of miles from its intended destination, and across the Caspian Sea. Footage showed the aircraft speeding toward the ground, with its landing gear engaged before crashing and bursting into flames. Experts, officials, and open-source intelligence analysts quickly suggested Russian air defenses may have been responsible for the crash, saying that videos from the scene showed shrapnel damag
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