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Putin Confirms Russia's Readiness to Cooperate in MH17 Crash Investigation

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In a telephone talk with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed Russia's intention to closely work on the MH17 crash investigation.

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MOSCOW, July 29 (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that Russia was ready to work closely on the investigation of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine in 2014, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

“The Russian side emphasizes its readiness to work closely on the issues of investigating the reasons and conditions of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine,” the Kremlin said on its official website.

Vladimir Putin confirmed Moscow’s unchanging position on the inexpediency of setting up a tribunal in regard to the Malaysia Airlines plane crash.

"The unchanged position in the inexpediency of establishing such a court organ was confirmed by the Russian president. It was also noted that many questions remain in the investigation," the press service said in a statement.

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UNSC to Vote on MH17 Tribunal Proposal on Wednesday
Later on Wednesday, the UN Security Council will vote on whether to set up a tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for downing the flight MH17.

The initiative to establish the tribunal was proposed by Malaysia earlier in July, and backed by Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ukraine. On Monday, Russian envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said that Moscow would vote against the draft resolution on the creation of the tribunal.

At the same time, Vladimir Putin expressed his regrets on the UN Security Council’s decision on the compromise project of the MH17 plane crash investigation that was not supported by the countries pushing for an international tribunal of the crash, the Kremlin said on its website Wednesday.

“Regret was expressed over the fact that the compromise project was not supported by states pushing for the creation of an international tribunal on the Malaysia Airlines airplane catastrophe,” the statement on the site reads.

On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. All 298 people on board, mostly Dutch citizens, died.

The preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board suggested that the plane broke up in mid-air after being hit by numerous high-energy objects that had penetrated it from the outside. A final report is expected to be released in October.

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