In a shock move this morning, Russian President Putin apologized to the presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan for the horrific plane crash that had an “incident” in Russian airspace. There are also reports from Hostage Aid Worldwide that missing American Austin Tice may be alive right now.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the plane crash in Russian air space on Christmas Day that left 38 people dead in a statement that said Russia was targeting Ukrainian drones over the plane’s planned destination at the time,