US President Donald Trump commented on the situation with the downed Russian Il-20 plane in Syria. During a press conference in Washington with the head of Poland, Andrzej Duda, the American politician stressed that Syria is to blame for what happened.

At the same time, he did not say anything about the Israeli F-16s, who set our liner under attack,. "This is a very sad thing," - quotes Trump RIA Novosti. The head of the White House recall that the tragedy killed "at least 14 Russian soldiers". Trump added that what happened is "not a very good situation". Connection with the IL-20 disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea around 23:00 Moscow time on Monday, September 17, 35 km from the coast of Syria.

The Russian Defense Ministry believes that the Israeli military, under the cover of a Russian reconnaissance aircraft, shot him under attack from the Syrian air defense, without warning about the planned operation of our command. More precisely - notifying one minute prior to the beginning of actions. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu blamed the incident on the Israeli side, which in turn shifts responsibility to Damascus, Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement,.