Did Tusk go soft on Russia?

THE big news in Poland is, of course, the publication of the Russian investigation into the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in Smolensk last year. The Russian report pins the blame for the crash on the Polish pilots for attempting to land in heavy fog, but says that were placed under "psychological pressure" to do so from Mr Kaczynski as well as the mildly inebriated commander of the air force.

Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, has said today that he does not "question" the report, but that it ignored "additional facts" (for which read the role of Russian air-traffic controllers). He wants to pursue the matter with Russian officials.

But this is as nothing compared to the response of the increasingly erratic Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late Mr Kaczynski's twin brother and the leader of the Polish opposition. Choosing to politicise the score political points, he attacked the Tusk government for being soft on Russia. The investigation may certainly have been unprofessional, and deserves the scrutiny it will no doubt receive. But most Poles have grown very tired of this sort of politicking, and are unlikely to look kindly upon Mr kaczynski's intervention. Watch this news clip, and let us know what you think.