Section: US & Canada
Investigators: Russian military missile downed Malaysia Airlines flight
BUNNIK, Netherlands — Detailed analysis of video and photos has unequivocally established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago came from a Russia-based military unit, an international team of investigators said Thursday. It is the clearest link yet published by the team of...
Trump’s Reckoning Arrives
“Gradually and then suddenly.” That was how one of Ernest Hemingway’s characters described the process of going bankrupt. The phrase applies vividly to the accumulating failures of President Trump’s foreign-policy initiatives.Donald Trump entered office with more scope for initiative in foreign policy than any of his recent...
Probe: Missile that downed MH17 came from Russia-based unit
BUNNIK, Netherlands (AP) – The missile used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 aboard, belonged to a Russia-based military unit, an international team of investigators said Thursday after painstakingly studying video and photos of a military convoy. The criminal investigation...
Probe: Russian military missile downed MH17 over Ukraine
By Michael Birnbaum | Washington Post BRUSSELS – A Dutch-led international team of investigators said Thursday that a missile that downed a Malaysian Airlines jetliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came from the Russian military, opening the possibility that Dutch prosecutors could sue the Kremlin in connection with the attack that killed all 298...
The U.S.-China Confrontation Takes On a New Dimension
If China’s intentions in the South China Sea weren’t quite clear, this month should have removed doubt. News reports said China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on the disputed Spratly Islands—and had also built 400 buildings that can accommodate its military forces on a reef there. Then,...
Investigators Say Missile From Russian Unit Downed MH17
International investigators have concluded that the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 came from Russia’s 53rd Antiaircraft Missile Brigade. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Probe: Missile that downed MH17 came from Russia-based unit
International investigators say the missile used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 aboard, belonged to a Russia-based military unit …read more Source: ABC...
Investigators: Missile That Downed Flight MH17 Belonged to Russian Brigade
International investigators looking into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 have identified the Russian military brigade they believe owned the missile that was used to bring down the airliner. Henry Ridgwell reports from London. …read more Source: Voice of...
Missile that downed Malaysian airliner came from Russian base: probe
Detailed photos and videos prove that the missile that downed a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine nearly four years ago came from a Russian military base, a team of investigators said Thursday. The Joint Investigation Team concluded that the BUK-TELAR missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 — killing all 298 aboard, including 23 Americans...
Linking MH17 To Russia’s 53rd Brigade
The Dutch-led international criminal investigation’s conclusion that a missile from the Russian military downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014 has brought fresh scrutiny to a Russian brigade identified as the source of the weapon. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
