They were not cut, it just begining of transcription, not covered whole meeting in Russian as well as in English. English version is shorter by report of Poltavchenko.
It means, it was cut compared to the Russian published text.
There are sumps around the airfield. It means the visibility was probably better over the runway and worse above the sumps.
Now, regarding the pressure, I agree with andrasz. Some kind of pressure is not to be ruled out, but even if there are some evidence, I don't think they will be published, ever.
Arrakis