(Bloomberg) — Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart after an incident in Russian airspace that led to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft on Dec. 25, killing dozens.

Putin and Ilham Aliyev discussed details of the doomed flight from Baku to Grozny in a phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said in a statement.

The Embraer SA 190 crashed on Wednesday about 3 kilometres from Aktau, Kazakhstan, after flying over the Caspian Sea.{ai:summary}<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following a tragic incident in Russian airspace that resulted in the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane on December 25, claiming numerous lives. The two leaders discussed the details of the flight in a recent phone call. </p><p>#foreignaffairs</p>

Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani president after deadly plane crash

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