Kremlin: Russia is interested in an objective investigation of the crash of the Azerbaijani plane

According to RCO News Agency, an Embraer 190 flying from Baku to Grozny, Russia, crashed on the morning of December 25 near the city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan with 62 passengers and five crew members. The Ministry of Emergencies of Kazakhstan announced that 29 people survived the accident. Kazakh officials said on December 30 that the black boxes had been sent to Brazil for decryption to ensure an impartial investigation. According to the Republic of Azerbaijan, the downing of this plane was the result of Russian air defense activity.

Peskov told reporters: “We are waiting for the results of the work of the relevant commission that works in Kazakhstan and cooperates with Azerbaijan.” Our experts offer full cooperation in both areas. “We are interested in conducting a completely objective and impartial investigation to determine the causes of this tragedy.”

The spokesperson of the Russian presidency added: “Russia provides all the necessary assistance to investigate the causes of the plane crash.”

In an interview with reporters, Peskov discussed the accusations made by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev about Moscow’s attempt to hide the incident of the plane crash. And he said: “The necessary instructions have been given to the investigation authorities and all the assistance and cooperation necessary to investigate the causes of this incident is being done. You know that Russian President Putin apologized and expressed regret.

Putin-Aliyev call

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that there have been no contacts between Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in recent days.

“There were no contacts these days,” Peskov told reporters.

Stating that Russia is interested in peace, stability, predictability and an atmosphere of trust in the South Caucasus, this Russian official added: “Russia values ​​its relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan and will work to develop relations with both countries.” “

Armenia in the European Union

Dimitri Peskov also said regarding Armenia’s desire to join the European Union, before talking about Armenia’s possible membership in the European Union, it is necessary to understand the position of Brussels. In its meeting today, the Armenian government supported the legal plan to start the process of joining the European Union.

“We know that it is actually the European Union that starts the membership processes, and here we need to understand what the European Union’s position is on this matter,” Peskov told reporters. Membership in the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union is simply impossible, adding that the Eurasian Economic Union brings real benefits to Yerevan.”

Trump-Putin call

The Kremlin also says Trump’s team made no request to contact Putin.

In this regard, Peskov said, there has been no request from the team of President-elect Donald Trump to contact Vladimir Putin, and it is wise for Moscow to wait for him to take office.

“No, there has been no request,” Peskov told reporters. On the other hand, for obvious reasons, it’s better to wait until Trump takes office. “If Trump’s political will for contacts continues, Putin will welcome it, and the Russian president has already spoken about his readiness for dialogue.”

Trump’s rhetoric against Greenland

According to the Kremlin, Donald Trump’s claims regarding Greenland remain at the level of statements and are related to bilateral relations, but Russia is closely monitoring the development of the situation.

In early January, Trump, who is set to take office on January 20, told reporters he could not guarantee he would not use military force to seize Greenland, a self-governing territory in Denmark. Following that, Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh said that there is currently no military plan to take control of Greenland by force.

“Such claims are probably more related to the US’s bilateral relations with Denmark and other countries,” Peskov said. We are monitoring this relatively significant development of the situation very closely, but so far it is only at the level of statements. The Arctic is a region of national and strategic interests of Russia. We are present in the arctic region and will continue to be there. We are interested in maintaining the atmosphere of peace and stability in the Arctic region. And we are ready to cooperate with all the countries of the world in the name of this peace and stability everywhere and especially in the Arctic region.”

The spokesman added that Europe reacts cautiously to Trump’s statements. “There are also different words from Washington about people’s opinions,” Peskov said. Europe reacts very cautiously to this issue. “It’s clear that the reaction to Trump’s words is scary, so Europe is reacting very cautiously, modestly, quietly and almost in a whisper.”

Trump and the Panama Canal

In his speech today, the Kremlin spokesman also referred to Trump’s rhetoric about regaining control of the Panama Canal and said that Russia is monitoring the exchange of statements between Donald Trump and Panamanian officials about the control of the Panama Canal, but this is a bilateral issue.

On December 22, Trump said he wanted the Panama Canal to be quickly returned to American ownership, citing the high costs of crossing it and the presence of Chinese troops there. The politician emphasized that the Panama Canal is crucial for US trade and also for the rapid deployment of US naval forces in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

In this regard, Peskov told reporters: “We heard a statement from the Panamanian government and the representatives of Panama, who at least expressed surprise regarding such a position of the elected American president, but in any case, these issues are related to their bilateral relations.” We repeat, we carefully monitor such statements.”

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