В.Путин.Интервью в связи с трагедией на «Курске». 23,08,00

Interview with the RTR television channel August 23, 2000 Moscow. Интервью телекомпании РТР в связи с трагедией на атомной подводной лодке «Курск» 23 августа 2000 года Москва. QUESTION: Mr Putin, today is a tragic day for the whole country. We are mourning those who were on board the Kursk submarine which now lies on the bottom of the Barents Sea. Yesterday you went to Vidyayevo to meet with the members of the families, the relatives of the Kursk crew. And surely they have asked you questions. Questions will also arise in society. Why wasnt it announced as soon as it happened? Will it be an open investigation, will society at large know about it? You visited the home of the widow though I shudder to utter this word of the captain of the submarine, Gennady Lyachin. You have seen how these people live, you have seen the staircase, you have seen the flat. And another question that is of concern to everyone has to do with foreign help.