Sergei Mironov, Chairman of Party A JUST RUSSIA and the head of the party State Duma faction made a statement before the parliamentary journalists upon the crash of the "Boeing" shot down above the territory of the south-east Ukraine.

I’d like to offer my condolences to family members and close friends of the passengers and the flight crew members in connection with the Boeing 777 crash. I am convinced that a detailed international investigation into everything what happened shall be conducted. Moreover, I am absolutely sure that the tragedy would not have occurred if the USA and Europe had not introduced double standards. It is their rejection of the fact of a real war going on in the south-east of Ukraine and the real reprisal raids held there that resulted in the catastrophe. The rules and regulations of ICАО (a specialized agency of the United Nations) say that flights of any civil aircraft are prohibited over the areas with military operations of any country. As we know, no one has acknowledged the fact of the war yet, and here is the result.

I’d like to offer my condolences once again. A detailed international investigation is sure to put the things right and say who is guilty.