On MH17 disaster investigation
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the impossibility of Russia’s continued participation in trilateral consultations with Australia and the Netherlands on the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014
As you are aware, in July, the Netherlands filed an interstate complaint against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in connection with the crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17 (a...
Excerpt from briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, March 12, 2020
Start of the MH17 trial at the District Court of The Hague The first session of the trial on the crash of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 started in the District...
Russian Ambassador to Australia Alexey Pavlovsky answers Vibe Media Australia’s questions
Q. The Australian Government welcomed the forthcoming MH17 trial in the Netherlands. It will be attended by some of the perished Australians’ next of kin. Three Russian citizens and one...
Excerpt from briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, March 6, 2020
We are seeing the information campaign in the Netherlands gain new momentum as the trial for the July 2014 MH17 crash over eastern Ukraine approaches at The Hague District Court on March 9....
Kremlin says new data on MH17 crash in Ukraine demonstrates that Russia was right
MOSCOW, February 18. /TASS/. New revelations about the MH17 crash in Ukraine in 2014 just go to prove that the Russian side was right, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday,...
Excerpt from briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, January 23, 2020
Dutch Foreign Minister Stephanus Blok’s statements on the MH17 crash We cannot overlook the media statements by Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Stephanus Blok in connection...
Answer to media question by Russian Acting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a news conference on Russia’s diplomatic performance in 2019 Moscow, January 17, 2020
Question: I have a question about the Ukrainian Boeing. It was widely discussed last week. The Iranian and Russian approaches were compared in connection with the MH17 flight, and not in a...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to media question during a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of Malaysia Saifuddin Abdullah, Moscow, November 21, 2019
Excerpts from the briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 14, 2019
Question: There are reports on the internet from the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that indicate Russia's involvement inthe Malaysian Boeing crash in eastern Ukraine. In particular,...
Russia cannot verify Kiev’s data for MH17 crash investigation team, says Kremlin
MOSCOW, November 18. /TASS/. Moscow can neither verify nor evaluate data provided by Kiev for the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating MH17 crash in Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry...
Comment by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Australia
As it is known, in accordance with the agreements reached by the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, the agreed reciprocal release of persons held in custody on the territories of the two countries...
Comment by the Information and Press Department on five years since MH17 crash
Five years since tragic MH17 crash
July 17 th marks five years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the South-East of Ukraine, which took the lives of 298 people, including 38 Australians. We reiterate our...
Russian Ambassador's interview to 10 News First
Russian Embassy to Australia’s comments regarding MH-17 investigation
Answer to journalist's question by President of Russia Vladimir Putin following Direct Line
Question: Can you please tell us if you think it is time for Russia to admit its responsibility for the crash of the Malaysian Boeing,...
Russian Foreign Ministry statement
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Australia comments on MH17 accident investigation
Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova regarding tampered reports on Russia’s approach to upcoming trilateral consultations with Australia and the Netherlands on MH17 crash
Earlier this year, both during our briefings and on the Foreign Ministry’s website ( comment of February 11 ), our ministry published materials on preparing tripartite consultations with...
Interview of Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Niklolay Vinnichenko with RIA Novosti on MH17 disaster investigation
The Netherlands is showing a special attitude to Ukraine in the investigation into the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolay...