US officials have given Kiev “important” information about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday after phone talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. American, British and Canadian officials say intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down the plane, perhaps unintentionally, but this has been denied by Tehran. Zelensky’s office also said the Ukrainian leader and Pompeo discussed ways to normalise the situation in the Middle East. “We stand with #Ukraine and are ready to offer our support and assistance in the ongoing investigation,” he said on Twitter. Speaking on Fox News on Thursday, Pompeo had urged Iran to cooperate in the probe.

Source: Punch January 10, 2020 15:11 UTC