Polish President Lech Kaczynski and up to...
Donald Tusk jointly paid homage to the dead in the Katyn forest near Smolensk, the scene of the tragedy.Kazcynski was one of the strongest critics of post-Soviet Russia in Poland, suspecting Moscow of imperial ambitions. He advocated deploying in Poland elements of U.S. missile shield - a plan, which has provoked Russia"s fury but was later scrapped by new U.S. President Barack Obama.
Head of foreign relations committee in the Russian parliament"s lower house, Konstantin Kosachyov, described Kaczynski"s death as a "tragedy" regardless of his political views.
"This is a huge tragedy for the whole Polish people no matter what political views he had ... we mourn with the Polish people," he told RIA Novosti.
"Katyn is claiming new victims," he added.
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti)
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