Trump says the U.S. will facilitate the transfer of bodies to Russia, in response to a reporter question.
He said that there were additional nationalities beyond Americans and Russians and that that information would be released soon.
Asked to clarify what is known about who or what is at fault, Trump said warnings were given too late.
"But the people in the helicopter should have seen where they were going," he added. "For whatever reason, they were at the same elevation."
He said that the American Airlines flight was on the correct path.
Trump later conceded that night vision equipment may have interfered with the helicopter pilot's sight.
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