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PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV:
Dear friends
dear citizens of the Republic of Poland.
I and all citizens of Russia are shocked by the terrible tragedy that occurred
the death of the President of the Republic of Poland *** Kaczynski,
his wife Maria, and all Polish citizens on board the plane that crashed near Smolensk
These days we have been holding joint commemorative events at Katyn
and together we grieved for the victims of the totalitarian past.
*** Kaczynski flew to Russia
to personally pay tribute to the perished Polish
officers both as President and as their fellow citizen.
All Russians share your grief and mourning
I promise that all the circumstances
of this tragedy will be investigated with utmost care
in close collaboration with the Polish authorities
I have given comprehensive orders
to this effect to law enforcement agencies
On behalf of the people of Russia
I want to express my deepest, most heartfelt condolences to the people of Polan
and my empathy and support to families and friends of the victims
Monday April 12, 2010 will be declared
a national day of mourning in Russia.