RUSSIA: PRESIDENT PUTIN SPEAKS ABOUT THE KURSK SUBMARINE DISASTER SAYING HE FELT GUILTY AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAGEDY

Record ID: 979898

  • Title: RUSSIA: PRESIDENT PUTIN SPEAKS ABOUT THE KURSK SUBMARINE DISASTER SAYING HE FELT GUILTY AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAGEDY
  • Date: 23rd August 2000
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (AUGUST 23 2000)(RTR - NO ACCESS CIS/INTERNET) 1. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: "Notwithstanding the fact that I've only been in my office in the Kremlin for one hundred and something days, I assume full responsibility and full guilt for this tragedy. If someone is guilty then the guilty must be punished, there's no doubt about that. But we must obtain an objective picture of the reasons for the tragedy and the work of the rescuers. Only after that shall we be able to draw some sort of conclusions. But today I can tell you that the day before yesterday the Defence Minister Igor Sergeyev, and yesterday the chief of the navy, and the commander of the Northern Fleet offered their resignations. These offers will not be taken up. I repeat, they will not be taken up until we have a full understanding of what happened - what the reasons were, and whether anyone is at fault - really at fault - or whether it was simply a tragedy due to tragic circumstances." 1.35 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVAEKM9DKB1DIRRC2NOUEJQHRLXN
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