Russia has used its veto at the United Nations to block a draft resolution to set up an international tribunal into the MH17 air disaster that occurred in July 2014.
On Wednesday, Russia was the only nation at the 15-member UN Security Council to oppose the move, triggering widespread condemnation.
Eleven members voted in favour. China, Venezuela and Angola abstained.
MH17, which was bound from the Netherlands to Malaysia, was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Eastern Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 298 people on board.
Disputes over who is responsible for the disaster have helped to sour relations between …read more
Source: Channels Television
