?:reviewBody
|
-
On Thursday, June 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin held his 17th annual call-in show, fielding questions on topics ranging from low salaries to whether or not he was tired after being at the helm of the Russian Federation for nearly two decades.No reference was made during the four-plus hour event to the news of the previous day -- that Dutch authorities are charging three Russian citizens and one Ukrainian suspected in the July 17, 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Russian-separatist controlled territory in eastern Ukraine.The three Russian suspects – Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky and Oleg Pulatov -- have all served in their country’s military intelligence service. The fourth suspect, Leonid Kharchenko, is a Ukrainian citizen.All are being charged with causing the crash of MH17 and the murder of the 298 people on board.Putin told journalists Russia had never shied away from taking responsibility, but said no evidence has been presented showing Russia was behind the downing of MH17. We think there is no evidence at all there. Everything that was presented does not prove anything. We have our own version and we have submitted it
(en)
|