Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev slams Russia for refusing to admit that they shot down an Azerbaijani passenger jet and take responsibility for it: “7 months have passed since the crash and we’ve still haven’t received a response from Russian officials. Yet everything is obvious—we know what happened, and so do they. What we ask is simple: take responsibility, punish those involved, and compensate the victims and AZAL (the airline) Our team found the plane riddled with shrapnel holes. Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the plane are absurd. The aircraft was hit twice, and Russian airspace was closed first minutes later. Despite repeated letters, Russia only says that “the investigation is ongoing.” We’re now preparing to take the case to international courts. It may take years—but justice must be done” 38 people were killed in the crash, most of the Azeri nationals.