Putin: Russia, Malaysia Insist on Objective, Complete Analysis of MH17 Accident

Russia and Malaysia are insisting on an objective and complete investigation to the fatal Malaysian Boeing 777 crash in eastern Ukraine in accordance with the UN Security Council’s resolution, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.

A Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region in this July 22, 2014 file photo. © REUTERS/ Maxim Zmeyev

 “Russia, as well as Malaysia, insists on a complete, objective and full investigation of this catastrophe in complete compliance with the UN Security Council’s resolution,” Putin said during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China.

Putin also rebuffed claims that the crash site is under control of pro-independence forces in eastern Ukraine.
“I believe that reports that the territory of the crash site is controlled by so-called pro-Russian separatists are completely groundless,” Putin added.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed near Donetsk on July 17. All 298 Person on board, including 283 passengers and 15 crew members, died in the crash.

In accordance with a preliminary report issued by the Dutch Safety Board early in September, the plane probably split up in mid-air consequently of structural damage the effect of a large amount of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from the outside.
Kiev accused independence supporters in eastern Ukraine of shooting the plane down, but hasn’t provided any evidence to back this claim.
Local militia leaders stated that they do not have weapons effective at shooting down an airplane flying at 32,000 feet.