MH17 issue must be investigated objectively: Putin
"The head of the Russian state emphasized that the tragedy that occurred once again confirms the necessity of a quick peaceful settlement to the acute crisis in Ukraine and said that all of the circumstances around the aircraft disaster need to be investigated carefully and objectively,” Ria Novosti quoted Kremlin’s press service.
The Malaysian plane MH17 with 298 people on board which crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday was shot down with a a surface-to-air missile, reports emerging out from the global community said now, amid a clamour for a full international investigation by various countries.
The flight was on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when in crashed in a ball of fire with the global community now certain that it was shot down by Russian-backed rebels in the conflict zone between the ultras and the government of Ukraine.
The plane crashed near Hrabove village near Ukraine's border with Russia near the regional capital of Donetsk. The area is witnessing rebel groups backed by Russia fighting the Ukraine government forces.
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