let's go to kiev in ukraine and be scott mcclain. the ukrainians, they have been chosing their words carefully. but there was a sense that this was a missile. they had gotten information from the u.s. what's the likely reaction there? i know that it's only early in the morning there. >> that's right. we have put in calls to the officials here. we are waiting to hear back from them. they are also expected to hear from the officials from the airline later today. they were planning a press conference to talk about it even yesterday. it should not come as a surprise. the foreign minister said they considering a range of possibilities, a missile strike was obviously one of them. the information, the intelligence they had gotten from the u.s. and the uk they said was very the solid. so there were other theories but it seemed like they were moving in that direction. what made it difficult for ukraine is they have 45 of their own investigators on the ground there assisting and trying to get answers, trying to repatriate the bodies. they have

let's go to kiev now where we find scott mcclain. we have been waiting to see what the response will be. it is morning where you are. vladimir zelensky, the president, has issued a statement. fill us in. >> that is right. a statement from the president saying this morning was not a good one, but it brought the truth. for the last couple of days the ukrainians were put in a difficult position with the u.s., u.k. and canada saying it was shot down by a missile and the iranians denying it strongly. they have 45 investigators on the ground there and they are choosing their words carefully. the foreign minister was asked about access to the site for investigators and saying the investigators always complain about access and how quickly they have access and whether it is justified. he said it was hard to tell. he said he was asked about compensati compensation. he said if it was shot down they would work to get compensation for the families. today's statement from vladimir zelensky left no doubt saying we insist on full admission of guilt,