Russia’s state air transport authority has blamed Ukraine’s “inaction” for the downing of the MH17 passenger airliner above its territory two years ago, because it did not close its airspace, Russian state news agency Itar-Tass reports.
The Russian federal air transport agency (Rosaviatsia) blamed Kiev for the crash, in what is one of several conflicting versions of the events, provided by Russian officials. The debate over the crash was reopened on Wednesday, when the international team investigating the incident concluded a Russian missile shot the plane down.
One of the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) findings highlighted that the Buk missile …read more
Source: Newsweek
