Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev over a deadly plane crash in western Kazakhstan. The Kremlin revealed Russian air defence was active during the Azerbaijan Airlines plane’s attempt to land, but the Russian leader stopped short of accepting responsibility for downing the aircraft. ANU security expert Jennifer Parker says the Russian air-defence system deployed in the incident is not automated. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-29/putin-tells-azerbaijan-leader-russian-air-defence-active-at-time/104768520 ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia