UK rejects Putin apology over deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
UK rejects Putin apology over deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
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UK rejects Putin apology over deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Summary
The UK has rejected Vladimir Putin’s apology over the Azerbaijan Airlines crash, which killed 38 people and injured 29, and called for a “full and independent” investigation.
The UK Foreign Office criticized Putin’s apology, stating it “fails to recognise that the reckless and irresponsible actions of the Russian State pose an acute and direct threat to the interests and national security of other states.”
The plane, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed in Kazakhstan amid Russian air defense activity.
Evidence suggests it may have been misidentified and struck by a Russian missile.
Considering that this is what now, the fourth "misidentified" plane struck by a Russian missile? I think it's less a case of misidentification and more a case of weapons testing.
And really shoddy equipment
I don't see any evidence for it not being accidental. There isn't really a good reason for them to shoot down random passenger planes, and a lot of reasons for avoiding that. I also don't find it hard to believe that there are problems with equipment quality and training.
Still, absolutely horrific.
And yet, like I said, this "accident" keeps happening. And only Russia keeps "accidentally" shooting down passenger jets.
There's still a lot of flights through Russian territory.
Korean 007 could have been intentional (I believe the pilot involved still claims it was a military plane) but Hanlon's razor still applies here. They're firing a lot of SAMs at many targets without good controls.
The US is barely better; they shot down one (nearly two) of their own fighters about a week ago and then there's the Vincennes incident.
Really digging with the “US is barely better” by going back to 1988…
This fighter jet incident last month was definitely an unexpected incident, but a far cry from shooting a civilian aircraft out of either our own airspace, or a surrounding sovereign country’s airspace.
This whataboutism is hilarious if not so misguided simply for trying to say “America bad too.”
Honestly, why even bring up the US? It’s not like as if these stories have to do with us…
Hanlon's razor does not apply when politics are involved. Especially with Russia, since we know their military is full of murderous assholes.