Sanctions made it tough to take care of the presidential helicopter, Alexander Lukashenko has stated
Iran’s lack of ability to service its American-made helicopters resulting from US sanctions certainly performed a task within the deadly crash that killed the nation’s chief, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has stated.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had been amongst these killed on Monday when their Bell helicopter crashed within the mountains on the best way again from Azerbaijan.
“As an individual, and never as a president, I’ll say that the vile, disgusting place of america led to this,” Lukashenko stated on Friday at a joint press convention with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk.
“I imply, to start with, the sanctions. These scoundrels had no proper to impose sanctions in opposition to ships, in opposition to planes, helicopters that transport folks,” Lukashenko added. “They banned their corporations from servicing [Raisi’s helicopter]. Subsequently, that is additionally their fault.”
Lukashenko additionally famous that the US has sanctioned his personal presidential airplane.
Putin, who was visiting Minsk to debate nuclear drills and different key points, famous that the 2 different helicopters within the Iranian convoy had been of Russian manufacture.
“Russian-made helicopters flew with none particular difficulties in the identical situations, in the identical hall, the truth is, with none issues,” Putin informed reporters.
Tehran has but to establish the reason for Monday’s crash. Preliminary outcomes launched by the Iranian navy on Thursday stated that the helicopter by no means deviated from its flight path. The presidential plane crashed onto a mountainside and caught fireplace, in response to the report. No shrapnel or bullet marks had been discovered on the stays of the chassis, discounting rumors that the helicopter might have been shot down.
Lukashenko expressed hope that Iran will “determine what occurred there,” describing Raisi as “a traditional, variety one who performed a frank, trustworthy dialogue, was involved in regards to the growth of his personal state and defending the pursuits of his personal folks.”
The Kremlin has denounced as offensive statements by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Iranian folks “are most likely higher off” with out Raisi and that Washington is “definitely not mourning his demise.”
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