Russia puts presidential air crash blame on Poles

A Russian investigation into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski blamed the Poles, saying the crew was forced to land in bad weather by an air force commander who had been drinking.

A Russian investigation into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski blamed the Poles, saying the crew was forced to land in bad weather by an air force commander who had been drinking.

Mr Kaczynski and 95 others, including his wife, died last April when their Tu-154 plane crashed while trying to land in Smolensk, Russia. There were no survivors.

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