A ceasefire is only the first step in a process to reverse the trend towards mutual destruction in the regionPresident Barack Obama, in his televised address on Friday, called for a careful investigation into the downing of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane over eastern Ukraine. He left little doubt, however, as to whom he and the US government considered responsible. The Malaysian plane was hit by an air defence missile, he said, fired from the territory held by rebels backed and armed by Russia.Russian president Vladimir Putin, addressing senior government officials last Thursday, put the responsibility for the loss of …read more
Source: The Guardian
