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16 of July, 19:01

Russia has a lot to answer West on MH17, but the rules are silenced

MOSCOW, 16 Jul - RIA Novosti/Prime. Russia on the background of the publications in the Western press about the causes and culprits of the crash Boeing 777 in the South-East of Ukraine said about the illegality premature conclusions and the need for careful study of all versions, not of choice "comfortable" one side or the other.

The Boeing 777 organization Malaysia airlines flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17 last year in the Donetsk region, where Kiev is conducting a special operation against the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics. Lost the lives of all 298 people who were on Board, 193 of them were residents of the Netherlands. Kiev was subjected to charges of collapse of the liner of the militia, But they told that does not have the means that would shoot down aircraft at this altitude.

In the autumn of the security Council of the Netherlands is obliged to submit the final report on the causes of the crash. However, at the present time, the Western media publish "leaks" from this document, claiming that the entire responsibility rests with the militia and Malaysian airline. According to international norms, the content of the draft report, which was also shared and the Russian Federation, cannot be disclosed until the publication of the final version.


As said on Thursday at a press conference in MIA " Russia today ", the Deputy head of the Federal air transport Agency Oleg Storchevoy, the Ministry prepared and sent to the Netherlands comments on the draft report. He assured that Moscow Has something to answer the points contained in the document, But as long as the rules are forced to be silent before the publication of the Dutch final report in the first part of October.

"Rosaviatsia has Already sent out their differences and observations in the Netherlands (on the draft report on Boeing - ed) According to the time that we gave the Dutch side and in Accordance with international documents that define the number of days for the preparation of our comments," said Storchevoy Last news before the start of the briefing. He said that to publish their comments prior to the final report of the Russian Ministry should not.

Already on a press-conferences a Deputy head of Federal air transport Agency added: "just note that we Have a lot to say on this document, and much to oppose some of its theses. But at this stage, As I Already stated, I am bound by international norms and rules ".


He drew attention that the Russian side has never promoted any one version of the crash." No in this issue of the Russian version. There is a clear understanding that it is necessary to take into account all available data and facts consistently to learn them and not to seek information that confirms any favorable to certain forces theory ", - explained the Deputy head of Federal air transport Agency.


Russian Ministry of defense a few days after the crash, said the Deputy head of the Federal air transport Agency, provided a briefing on which has presented the Russian side of the satellite data on the crash. He summarized that the Russian Federation is the first and only country that has published such data, and available data on the disaster.

"There are no documents from Ukraine concerning the negotiations for the military sector in the day of the disaster, neither of the plans of military flights, no information on the availability and consumption of anti-aircraft guided missiles, no satellite photos of the USA. No other data, so there were a lot of statements made in the media, " said Storchevoy.

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