Kremlin expresses condolences to Russians who lost loved ones in U.S. plane crash
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

The Kremlin expressed condolences to Russian families after a U.S. plane crash involving Russian ice skating champions. No high-level contact planned between Putin and Trump.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday expressed its condolences to the families of Russian citizens who lost their lives in the American Airlines plane crash in Washington on Wednesday night.
Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the plane that crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport.
When asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin planned to offer condolences to U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call, Peskov said there were no plans for high-level contacts for now.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The Kremlin expressed its condolences to the families of Russian citizens who lost their lives in the American Airlines plane crash.
Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the plane that crashed.
When asked about a potential phone call, Peskov stated there were no plans for high-level contacts for now.
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