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MH17 and its aftermath: ‘ordinary Russians are horrified and frightened’| Natalia Antonova
In Moscow, conspiracy theories abound, along with disdain for the separatists and some support for Putin’So will the Americans attack us now?” At my dentist’s surgery in Moscow I am used to being the one nervously asking questions. Yet on the day after flight MH17 was brought down, everyone here including my dentist, the...
Putin’s hard line on MH17 will only push Russia into an ever-tighter corner
The Russian president has several routes of retreat in the face of growing pressure. He is unlikely to take any of themAlthough visibly embarrassed and increasingly cornered by mounting evidence that rebels using missiles supplied by Moscow were responsible for shooting down flight MH17, Vladimir Putin still has plenty of ways to extricate...
MH17: armed rebels fuel chaos as rotting corpses pile up on the roadside
Pro-Russia gunmen in standoff with international investigators as reports grow of looting and the removal of evidenceThree days after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the road near the village of Grabovo, where the aircraft crashed, is still lined with bodies.Rescue workers, most of them of unknown provenance, are...
Flight MH17: Russian media pin blame on Ukraine
Rebel leaders go on Russian TV to deny role in disaster as state-run channels cover conspiracy theories and counterclaimsWhile western suspicions about the culprits behind the MH17 disaster grew, in Russia on Saturday the local media were striking a different note.State-run news channels in Russia replayed statements from defence officials...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: pro-Russia rebels deny access to victims
David Cameron urges rethink on Russia as gunmen restrict investigation team at site in eastern Ukraine Hopes for a proper investigation into the apparent shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17 or even for some dignity in death for its 298 victims faded on Saturday as chaos took hold at the disaster site in eastern Ukraine. … …read...
Malaysia’s airline workers express horror and anger at fate of flight MH17
The president of the country’s national union of flight attendants calls the death of all 298 people on board mass murderMalaysia’s airline workers have reacted with horror and anger at the fate of flight MH17, with officials saying the industry may take years to recover from two such trauamtic incidents in such a short space of...
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site integrity may be compromised, says Malaysia – video
Malaysia expresses concerns that the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has not been properly secured. The country’s transport minister calls on all parties to respect the integrity of the crash site. Pressure is mounting on Russia and Ukraine, who blame each other for the incident, as members of the international community worst...
Malaysian Airlines plane crash: ‘an outrage of unspeakable proportions’, says Obama – video
US President Barack Obama discusses on Friday the shooting down a Malaysian passenger plane in east Ukraine on Thursday. Obama emphasised the need for cooperation in the investigation into what happened and vowed to get to the truth of the matter. A team of nearly 30 OSCE observers attempted for second time to gain access to the crash site on...
Eyewitness: Hrabove, Ukraine
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series … …read more Source: The...
MH17: Ukraine accuses pro-Russia rebels of taking bodies from crash site
Kiev says pro-Russia rebels have removed bodies from crash site with help from Moscow, and are trying to destroy evidenceUkraine’s government on Saturday accused pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine of removing bodies and trying to destroy evidence at the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed after being brought down by a...
