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Russia’s investigation into the plane crash which killed then Polish President Lech Kaczynski has apportioned a large amount of the blame to the ‘psychological pressure’ placed on crew members to land prompted by fear of the main passenger’s reaction to an aborted landing.  The Russian IAC’s findings have prompted the deceased’s brother, the leader of the opposition party, to call the report a ‘mockery of Poland’.  Reuters presents an analysis of the quandary Prime Minister Donald Tusk faces in response to the report, given that Poland and Russia have enjoyed somewhat improved ties since the accident.