Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia September 18, 2018. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
MOSCOW/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the shooting down of a Russian military plane near Syria's seacoast was the result of a series of tragic and chance circumstances.
His comments appeared to somewhat defuse a possible crisis involving outside powers that back opposing sides in Syria's complex civil war, after Russia's Defence Ministry accused Israel of indirectly causing the incident.
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