Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Russian media is covering up Putin’s complicity in the MH17 tragedy | Masha Alekhina
In Russia, errors like shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jet could not have happened, so they simply won’t have happenedOn Thursday in eastern Ukraine where Russian-supported separatists have declared an autonomous state a plane with civilians on board was shot down.The plane did not crash and it did not “collapse” as was...
MH17: Ukraine accuses rebels of destroying evidence – live updates
Kiev says pro-Russian rebels have removed 38 bodies as investigation into how Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down is still to begin 9.49am BSTWe are expecting a news conference with the Malaysian transport minister to begin in Kuala Lumpur in about half an hour. All the details here as it happens. 9.46am BSTNo agreement has yet been...
MH17: Tony Abbott increases pressure on Russia as Bishop heads for UN
PM wants justice for ‘dead and the living’ Julie Bishop will lead bid for ‘full investigation’Australian officials on their way to KievChina’s president calls for a ‘fair and objective’ inquiryTony Abbott increased the pressure on Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as he dispatched...
All eyes are on Vladimir Putins reaction to the flight MH17 disaster | Mary Dejevsky
The Russian president can either join international efforts to investigate the tragedy or he can choose obfuscation and denialWithin hours, even minutes, of the Ukraine air disaster, there was only one culprit in the eyes of much of the world. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, was already in the dock.Russia, it was assumed, had supplied the...
Pro-Russia rebels accused of cover-up over MH17 atrocity – live updates
Obama confirms surface-to-air missile was usedAirlines change flight paths to avoid UkrainePutin calls for opposing sides in Ukraine to lay down armsUS president blames disaster on pro-Russia rebelsUkrainian, Russian and rebel leaders deny involvementUN demands full inquiryMH17 crash in pictures 5.32pm AESTHere’s a summary of the...
Australians who died on flight MH17 in pictures
These are some of the faces of passengers who on board MH17 when it was apparently shot down over Ukraine … …read more Source: The...
MH17: British investigators arrive in Ukraine as pressure grows on Russia
Downing Street says six experts will join international team as China and Australia call for ‘objective’ investigationExperts from the UK will arrive in Kiev on Saturday to assist a Ukrainian-led investigation into how Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down. Downing Street said six investigators from the UK Air Accidents...
Malaysia Airlines crash: Putin calls for Ukraine ceasefire
Russian president’s call for both sides to enter talks comes as Moscow and Kiev blame each other for the downing of flight MH17Vladimir Putin has called for opposing sides in Ukraine to lay down their arms and enter talks as the world demanded answers following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by a suspected Russian-made...
Russia Today reporter resigns in protest at MH17 coverage
Sara Firth criticises Kremlin-backed news channels disrespect for facts in reports about Malaysia Airlines plane disasterA London-based correspondent of Kremlin-funded news channel Russia Today has resigned in protest at its coverage of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.Sara Firth, who worked at Russia Today, or RT, for five...
The MH17 crash images show us what war in Europe looks like in 2014 | Jonathan Jones
Rightly, picture editors chose not to show some photos taken at the site. The wreckage itself communicates all we need to knowPicture editors selection of Malaysia Airlines MH17 imagesTelevision cameras at the place where MH17 fell to earth couldnt help panning back to reveal a vast, low-lying landscape of interminable near-nothingness. A...
