Never complain, never explain” is a PR strategy closely linked to the British royal family. What might be labeled the Putin corollary to that time-tested maxim is: “never take the blame.” Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev "for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace." ...