Russia ready to assist Ukraine air crash inquiry

MOSCOW. July 18 (Interfax) - Russian is ready to provide logistical support for the inquiry into the crash of the Malaysian Boeing 777 jet in Ukraine, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"We expressed our willingness to provide assistance, if something logistically is required of the Russian Federation," the minister said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 television channel on Friday.