Poland’s new attempts to blame Russia for the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in the crash of a Tu-154 plane is a bluff and absurdity, President Vladimir Putin said at his annual news conference on Thursday. This reported by TASS.

"We are fed up with this bluff, just simply tired of it. It is nonsense, you are talking blatant nonsense," Putin said in reply to a question from a Polish journalist.

Putin reiterated that at that time he was Prime Minister. "I didn’t have direct involvement in international activity and endeavors by law enforcement agencies," he resumed. A Tu-154 plane, on its way from Warsaw, crashed as it was landing in Russia’s Smolensk on April 10, 2010. President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, politicians and military officials were on board the plane, none of them survived the tragedy.

The president categorically dismissed speculation about a “blast” on board the plane. "There were no explosions. Both from Polish and Russian experts studied everything. They studied with the greatest accuracy everything that happened inside the plane," he said.

Putin reiterated that somebody had entered the cabin and was told that the plane was not allowed to land. However, this individual insisted on the landing, saying he would get back and report.

He also noted that the plane had taken off not from Moscow but ratherfrom Warsaw. "If there were blasts on board, they had been planted there. Do you think it was Russian agents sneaking inside and planting explosives? If so, you’d better look at yourselves," he pointed out.

The president said Russia shares Poland’s grief over the tragedy. "There’s no need for making things up, if there is a problem and a tragedy, it must be viewed as a tragedy without any political speculation. Do you just want to further worsen Polish-Russian relations? For the sake of boosting some ratings in the country?" the president asked.