Kremlin says Putin’s aircraft ‘very reliable’ after crashes killed leaders in Iran, Malawi

A Kremlin spokesman said Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, won’t get caught in a plane crash if he travels on domestic aircraft, state news agency Tass reported.

“The Russian president uses domestic aircraft. These are very reliable vehicles,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday.

Peskov was speaking at a press briefing when he was asked about the recent aviation accidents that claimed the lives of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima.