Russia to keep deadly submarine fire details secret, saying it's 'perfectly normal' and 'nothing illegal here'
in which 14 sailors were killed on a submersible vehicle, allegedly due to inhaling noxious fumes after a fire broke out.
"The Supreme Commander-in-Chief has all the information, but this data cannot be made public, because this refers to the category of absolutely classified data," Peskov said, according to the state-run Tass Russian News Agency. The news initially caused an international stir as Vice President Mike Pence happened to also have a last-minute schedule change, remaining in Washington instead of traveling to New Hampshire for an event related to the national opioid crisis. Other online"reports" claimed these events also coincided with a meeting of the European Union Security Council, a body that does not exist.
"I would like to convey my most sincere condolences to the families of the dead. We must do everything we can to provide assistance and support for them," Putin added, ordering Shoigu to head to Severomorsk himself to inquire on the details. Despite her recent cool encounter with Putin at the G20 summit in the Japanese city of Osaka, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May offered her condolences Wednesday"to the families and friends of those who lost their lives" aboard the Russian submarine, saying"losing one's life under the sea is something that, I'm sure, we can all express our condolences for," according to Tass.
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