Leonid Kalashnikov, deputy representative to the Russian parliamentary committee on international affairs, told TV Rain it didn't really matter who was to blame for the downing of the aircraft: 
Leonid Kalashnikov, naibu mwakilishi wa kamati ya Bunge la Urusi ya mambo ya kimataifa, aliiambia TV Rain haikuwa na maana yoyote kujua nani wa kumlaumu kwa kuiangusha ndege hiyo: