The powerful head of the House Armed Services Committee lays the blame for the shoot down of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 firmly on Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The jetliner crashed in eastern Ukraine July 17 and is believed to have been downed by a surface-to-air missile more sophisticated than the shoulder-launched missiles that have often fallen into the hands of militants.
Speaking with VOA’s Carol Castiel on Press Conference USA, Rep. Buck McKeon, a Republican from California said the evidence points to Russia.
“You have to go to the top, and in that case, it’s Putin,” he said. “I’m not saying he was …read more
Source: Voice of America