Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Obama: Putin Must Compel Rebels To Cooperate With Crash Probe
U.S. President Barack Obama said Russian President Vladimir Putin has a “direct responsibility” to compel pro-Moscow separatists to stop hampering the probe at the site of a downed passenger jet in eastern Ukraine. Speaking on July 21 from the South Lawn of the White House, Obama called on Russia to insist that the separatists grant...
Flight MH17 Fact Sheet: Evidence Increasingly Points To Moscow
Evidence increasingly appears to show that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was brought down by pro-Russian separatists — and that Moscow is hindering the investigation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Cautions Against Using Ukraine Plane Crash For Political Gain
Russian President Vladimir Putin said politicians should not use the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine to pursue “narrow, selfish political” goals. Putin said July 21 in Moscow that Russia is doing everything it can to allow international experts to investigate the scene of the crash that killed nearly 300...
Australian PM: Ukraine Crash Probe Resembles ‘Garden Clean-Up’
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott voiced deep concern that Russian-backed rebels remained in control of the crash site of a Malaysian airliner shot down over Ukraine. During a news conference on July 21 in Canberra, Abbott said the site looked more like a “garden clean-up” than a forensic investigation. (Reuters) …read more...
Dutch Experts Hope To Travel To Plane Crash Site
A team of Dutch experts is hoping to travel to the crash site of the Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine on July 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Aftermath Of The Downing Of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
On July 17 the world was shocked by the news that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a scheduled international passenger connection between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur, had been shot down over eastern Ukraine. It is believed to have been hit with a BUK surface-to-air missile. The aircraft went down near the village of Hrabove in an area controlled by...
Most Bodies From Downed Malaysian Plane Removed From Crash Site
According to reports, more than 190 bodies of the 298 people aboard a downed Malaysian airliner have been taken from the field in eastern Ukraine where they had been lying since July 17. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Australia Honors Victims Of MH17
Memorial services have been held in Australia to honor those killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Border With Russia Helps Luhansk Republic Hang On
The Ukrainian government has intensified efforts to reestablish its authority in Luhansk Oblast. But the breakaway region’s control of a section of the border with Russia is proving a difficult lifeline to sever. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
OSCE Team Allowed To See Part Of Crash Site
Armed separatists in eastern Ukraine have allowed international inspectors to visit a field strewn with debris from a Malaysian airliner that was shot down on July 17, killing all 298 people aboard. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
