Russia denies that it was involved in downing the plane and the death of the 298 passengers, including 196 Dutch people. The ministry now says it would go to the court in The Hague because the investigation would have been careless. The Council would base itself on ‘fairly questionable outcomes of a technical and criminal investigation by an interested party, the Netherlands’, Tass quotes the ministry.
Russia immediately rejected the aircraft findings. The ministry emphasizes that the country is now challenging the conclusions is not being seen as ‘identification or recognition’ of the findings. The Netherlands would like to “demonize” Russia.