Putin said that the two missiles fired by the Russians did not hit the airliner directly, but exploded a few meters away. The Azar plane may have been damaged by fragments of the missiles. The Russian leader also suggested that a Ukrainian drone that appeared at the time was also to blame for the crash.

A proposal has been put forward to simplify language and knowledge tests for citizens working in Russia, said Behzod Musaev, Director of the Migration Agency.

According to Munira Nizomova, an official from the Uzbek Foreign Ministry,

According to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, the insurance company for the plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines paid 1 billion 3 million rubles. The relatives of the passengers who were injured and died in the crash were also paid 358.4 million rubles (about $4.4 million).

Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to rebuild the US armed forces and prepare them to deter Russia and China if necessary.

Russia mainly sells raw materials. In return, it imports machinery, equipment, and clothing from China. Analysts at The Economist called this situation a "trade balance colonialism model." That is, Moscow cannot produce high-tech products. China, on the other hand, takes cheap resources from the Russians and sells them its finished products.

Roman, a Russian who came to Germany to study and knows life here well, spoke to blogger Dmitry Mashkov about the differences between Central Asians in Russia and immigrants in Europe.

Starting from the new academic year, significant changes will be made to the educational process in Russian schools. The main innovation is the strengthening of lessons based on historical knowledge and spiritual and patriotic ideas at the expense of certain subjects.

The fact is that two Tajik women with a gun in their luggage were detained at a Russian airport. A criminal case has been opened against them under Articles 228 (Part 2) and 229.1 (Part 3) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. These articles provide for charges such as sale, unauthorized storage, transportation and processing of narcotic drugs, as well as their illegal crossing of the border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud after talks with US President Donald Trump. The conversation focused on Putin and Trump's agreements in Alaska.