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Putin, Russia will oppose international tribunal for MH17
For Moscow 'a lot of questions' open about investigation
29 July, 19:07
(ANSA-AP) - MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has
indicated that Moscow will veto a U.N. Security Council
resolution to set up an international criminal court to
prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia
Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago.
Putin said Wednesday in a phone chat with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that Russia still opposes the idea that the Netherlands and Ukraine advocate.
Ukraine and the West suspect that the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile fired by Russia-backed separatist rebels or Russian soldiers. Russia denies that. Nearly 200 of the 298 killed were Dutch.
The Kremlin quoted Putin as saying a tribunal would be "inexpedient" because Russia still has "a lot of questions" about the investigation to which it had little access.
(ANSA-AP).
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Putin said Wednesday in a phone chat with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that Russia still opposes the idea that the Netherlands and Ukraine advocate.
Ukraine and the West suspect that the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile fired by Russia-backed separatist rebels or Russian soldiers. Russia denies that. Nearly 200 of the 298 killed were Dutch.
The Kremlin quoted Putin as saying a tribunal would be "inexpedient" because Russia still has "a lot of questions" about the investigation to which it had little access.
(ANSA-AP).
