An investigation into the 2014 tragedy that took nearly 300 lives indicated the Russian president could have been involved.
The Joint Investigation Team said during a news conference in The Hague that their conclusion regarding Putin's alleged role was based on recorded telephone conversations involving Russian officials. According to the prosecutors, the officials said in the recording that the decision to provide the missile systems could only be made by Putin., a Boeing 777, was shot down by a Russian-made missile on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine in territory controlled by Russian separatist forces.
"There is concrete information that the separatists' request was presented to the president [Putin], and that this request was granted," the investigators said. The main picture shows the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Rassipnoe, Ukraine, on October 15, 2014. The smaller image shows President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony on February 2 in Volgograd, Russia. An international investigation implicated Putin with involvement in supplying the missile that shot down flight MH17.The team said they had found"strong indications" that Putin approved of the weapons supplied to the separatists that took down the flight.
Previously, a Dutch court in November convicted two former Russian security service officers and a Ukrainian separatist leader of murder for their roles in the aircraft's destruction. The three men were sentenced to life, but they have not been arrested or extradited. The Joint Investigation Team—made up of members from the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium and Ukraine—noted in Wednesday's announcement that Putin enjoys immunity due to his position as leader of Russia. Russia has also long denied any responsibility for the incident.
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