English subtitles for clip: File:Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin - 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.ogv

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President Dmitry Medvedev: A tragedy,
a very serious tragedy has occurred.

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The President of Poland, his wife,

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and a considerable number
of Polish citizens

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who were flying to Russia,
to Smolensk Region, died.

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I signed an order establishing
a government commission

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to be headed by the Prime Minister.

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I also have instructed
the law enforcement agencies –

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[the Prosecutor General’s Office]
Investigative Committee,

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the Prosecutor General’s Office,
the special services –

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to conduct the most thorough
investigation possible

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into all the circumstances of this tragedy

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and to do so in cooperation
with their Polish colleagues.

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Together, in accordance
with both Russian and Polish law,

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they will therefore be able
to investigate thoroughly

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all the circumstances
of this tragic incident.

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And of course, we must do
everything to ensure

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that all organizational
and technical measures

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that necessarily accompany such incidents

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are exhaustive

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and taken in close contact
with our Polish partners.

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I talked on the phone

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with Marshal of the Polish Sejm
[Bronislaw Komorowski],

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currently acting head of state,

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and the Polish
Prime Minister [Donald Tusk]

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in order to arrange
all necessary proceedings.

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I know that you

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also spoke with Mr Tusk.

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What steps are our Polish
colleagues planning to make?

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin:
Indeed, this is a terrible tragedy.

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I talked to the Prime Minister [of Poland]

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and expressed my condolences.

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As we just discussed,

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nothing like this [tragedy]
has ever happened before.

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The Prime Minister of Poland expressed
his desire to visit the crash site.

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I’ll meet him and together we will
visit the site of the disaster.

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I have just signed an order

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on the composition
of the government commission

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[to investigate
the circumstances of the crash].

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Of course, the bodies
will be brought to Moscow

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for identification

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and then we will arrange
everything necessary

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to meet the relatives [of the victims],

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those who are willing
and able to come to Russia.

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We will also organise
all other work involved in

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implementing the commission’s action plan.

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Today I have already spoken
with the Mayor of Moscow [Yury Luzhkov].

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In Moscow a special headquarters
will be set up,

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the [contact] details of which will be
communicated to the public via media.

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The carriers will operate so

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as to minimize

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all travel costs.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Russian Federation

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will do its best to ensure
that without delay

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or red tape those citizens of Poland
who wish to come to Russia

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will receive the necessary visa support.

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There is nothing to say.
One can only sympathize,

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truly sympathize
with the bereaved families.

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Dmitry Medvedev: Yes,
this is a horrible tragedy –

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an unprecedented one.

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We agreed that we would
proceed in a close contact

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with the Acting President of Poland
and the Prime Minister,

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and with all who participate

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in mourning practices,

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and simply help the families
and friends of the victims

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who travel to Moscow
for the bodies’ identification.

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We will continue to do it.

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Vladimir Putin: Our delegation
arrived on the scene of the accident

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just a few minutes ago

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and, according to your instruction,

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first met with Presidential
Plenipotentiary Envoy

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[to the Central Federal District
Georgy] Poltavchenko.

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They went directly to the crash site.

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The Emergencies Minister [Sergei Shoigu],
Transport Minister [Igor Levitin]

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and representatives of the Healthcare
Ministry are all there now:

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all ministries and agencies are working.

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Dmitry Medvedev: Good. Mr Poltavchenko
was actually the first one I spoke to,

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because he was able to get to the site

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of this awful disaster
before the rescue teams.

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We will keep working.