Russia's Struggle for MH17 Crash Justice 'Stonewalled' – Lavrov

© Sputnik / Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabankCrash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near Shaktyorsk
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Moscow was among the key initiators of an independent international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight crash, but Russia's struggle for justice over the case has been repeatedly ignored, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people on board.

Four days later, UN Security Council Resolution 2166 was adopted unanimously, to establish a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the incident in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines.

The Dutch Safety Board was chosen to head the official international probe into the MH17 crash.

"We have been hugely disappointed that during the year which passed after the tragedy all our attempts to push the investigation, to make it transparent, to provide information… was just stonewalled," Lavrov said at the Russia-ASEAN ministerial round in Malaysia.

According to Lavrov, Russia was among the initiators of the Resolution 2166, but hardly any of the UN Security Council provisions had been implemented, because the investigation has turned out to be neither "international," nor "independent."

If the investigation was more transparent, Russia would be ready to discuss the mechanism of bringing those responsible to justice, Lavrov said.

"The UNSC should consider the implementation of that resolution and should call upon everyone to strictly abide by its provisions," Lavrov said, stressing the UN had never established a tribunal for such cases.

Last month, Malaysia submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for the creation of an independent UN tribunal to identify and prosecute those responsible for the MH17 disaster.

Russia vetoed the proposal, insisting that the final report by the Dutch Safety Board must come first, and that the tribunal might be aimed at concealing investigation failures. The final report is due in October.

© Sputnik / Sergey Averin / Go to the mediabankDutch and Malaysian experts seen here on the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Boeing en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
Dutch and Malaysian experts visit site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane crash - Sputnik International
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Dutch and Malaysian experts seen here on the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Boeing en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
© Sputnik / Igor Maslov / Go to the mediabankDutch and Malaysian experts work on the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
Dutch and Malaysian experts visit site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane crash - Sputnik International
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Dutch and Malaysian experts work on the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
© Sputnik / RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankAt the crash site of of the Malaysian Boeing 777 near the village of Grabovo not far from Shakhtersk in the Donetsk region.
Wreckage of the Malaysian Boeing 777 - Sputnik International
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At the crash site of of the Malaysian Boeing 777 near the village of Grabovo not far from Shakhtersk in the Donetsk region.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Go to the mediabankFlowers, lamps and soft toys on the wreckage site of the nose section of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which crashed near Rassypnoye village near Shakhtyorsk in the Donetsk Region.
OSCE officials and experts inspect site of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 crash - Sputnik International
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Flowers, lamps and soft toys on the wreckage site of the nose section of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which crashed near Rassypnoye village near Shakhtyorsk in the Donetsk Region.
© AP Photo / Mstyslan ChernovMH17 flight recovery team members erect a " No Trespassing" sign in an area of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.
MH17 flight recovery team members erect a  No Trespassing sign in an area of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine - Sputnik International
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MH17 flight recovery team members erect a " No Trespassing" sign in an area of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.
© AP Photo / Peter DejongDutch military police stand next to parts of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, displayed in a hangar at Gilze-Rijen airbase, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dutch military police stand next to parts of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, displayed in a hangar at Gilze-Rijen airbase, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Dutch military police stand next to parts of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, displayed in a hangar at Gilze-Rijen airbase, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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Dutch and Malaysian experts seen here on the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Boeing en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
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Dutch and Malaysian experts work on the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
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At the crash site of of the Malaysian Boeing 777 near the village of Grabovo not far from Shakhtersk in the Donetsk region.
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Flowers, lamps and soft toys on the wreckage site of the nose section of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which crashed near Rassypnoye village near Shakhtyorsk in the Donetsk Region.
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MH17 flight recovery team members erect a " No Trespassing" sign in an area of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.
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Dutch military police stand next to parts of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, displayed in a hangar at Gilze-Rijen airbase, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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