The United States believes that there are signs of Russian air defense involvement in the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan. This is reported by the Voice of America, UNN reports .
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It is noted that the United States has evidence that the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane could have been caused by Russian air defense. This was stated at a briefing on Friday, December 27, by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby.
We... have seen some early indications that clearly point to the likelihood that the plane was shot down by Russian air defense systems
According to Kirby, an investigation into the incident involving Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is currently underway.
He also added that the White House has offered its assistance in the investigation if it is needed.
Recall
According to preliminary results, the crash of the Embraer 190 plane, which crashed on December 25 on a flight from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Grozny (Chechnya), was caused by “external interference,” Azerbaijan Airlines said. Meanwhile, the company is suspending flights to 10 Russian cities starting tomorrow.