"The catastrophe happened in the air space belonging to Ukraine, which bears full responsibility for what happened," he was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
REUTERS
http://www.todayonline.com/world/russian-minister-says-ukraine-responsible-malaysian-jet-interfax
10/9/14
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- Ukraine fully responsible for crash of Malaysian Boeing — Shoigu....
MOSCOW, September 10. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine bears full responsibility for the tragedy with the Malaysian passenger jet, which crashed in Ukraine less than two months ago, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.
The Boeing 777-200 of the Malaysia Airlines en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on July 17 in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Region, some 60 km (over 37 miles) from the Russian border, in the zone of combat operations between the Donetsk self-defense forces and the Ukrainian army. All the passengers and crewmembers onboard the aircraft - 298 people - died. Most of the passengers - 196 people - were Dutch citizens.
“The accident took place in the airspace of Ukraine, which is fully responsible for it,” Shoigu said at a meeting in Moscow with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
The Russian minister added that the tragedy with the Malaysian airliner could have been avoided if Ukraine resolved its issues without the military involvement.
The top Russian military official also said that Ukraine failed to answer all questions from the Russian Defense Ministry concerning the Boeing crash.
“We came upon with ten simple questions, answers to which could have shed some light on the accident,” Shoigu said. “Unfortunately, we have not yet received even a single answer to them.”
- Shoigu told Hishammuddin Tun Hussein that the Russian Defense Ministry was ready to assist Malaysia in the investigation of the airliner’s crash.
The Russian minister once again expressed his deep condolences to all people in Malaysia over the death of people in the crash and personally to Hussein, who lost relatives in the tragic incident..............http://en.itar-tass.com/world/748851
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Numerous objects hit flight MH17 over Ukraine (report)
Malaysia Airlines passenger plane reported crashed in Ukraine (with 295 people on board)
Russia was responsible for "creating the conditions" that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (USA)
Malaysia Airlines Boeing deviates from route. A Ukrainian combat jet was detected flying close.(Russian Defense Ministry)
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Malaysia PM vows to bring MH17 culprits to justice ...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17, but said he feared fighting in Ukraine might block access to the crash site.
In an interview with Reuters in Dubai, Razak also said he hoped to see results over the coming months in the search for missing Malaysian jetliner MH370, bringing closer a solution to the world's greatest aviation mystery. The plane veered off course and disappeared without a trace earlier this year............http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/28/us-malaysia-primeminister-idUSKBN0IH1S320141028?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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