“Crime by negligence”: Putin on why Kyiv could shoot down the Il-76

“Crime by negligence”: Putin on why Kyiv could shoot down the Il-76.
At a meeting with trusted officials at Gostiny Dvor, Vladimir Putin admitted that Kyiv shot down the Il-76 through negligence, but this is still a crime. According to him, the examination established that the plane was shot down by the American Patriot system. At the same time, Putin stressed that he would not stop the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine, despite the tragedy of the plane crash.