UN aviation council votes to hear MH17 case against Russia
Montreal, Canada Reuters The United Nations aviation council on Friday voted to hear a case against Russia over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the foreign ministers of Australia and the Netherlands said. Australia and the Netherlands initiated the action over MH17 last year at the International Civil Aviation Organization. The passenger jet […]
“Strong indications” Putin involved in MH17 downing, prosecutors say as probe ends
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters International prosecutors said they had found “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system which shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over the east of the country in 2014. However, evidence of Putin’s and other Russian officials’ involvement was not conclusive enough to […]
Russian missiles pound Ukraine power supply, fighting rages in east
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Missiles rained down on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Thursday as Russian forces stepped up attacks in eastern Ukraine, reinforced by troops pulled from Kherson city in the south which Kyiv recaptured last week. Explosions resounded in cities including the capital Kyiv, the southern port of Odesa, the central city of Dnipro and the […]
Dutch court hands life sentences to three men convicted of MH17 downing; Russia rejects verdict
Updated: 3:30pm (AEST)Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters Dutch judges convicted two Russian men and a Ukrainian man in absentia of murder for their role in the shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 with the loss of 298 passengers and crew, and handed them life sentences. Ukraine welcomed the ruling, which will have implications for other court […]
Essay: Does the UN aviation body have the power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing?
In an article published on The Conversation, RON BARTSCH, an expert in aviation law from UNSW Sydney, explains…
Australia, Netherlands start UN action against Russia over MH17
Sydney, Australia/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters Australia and the Netherlands said on Monday they had begun joint legal action against Russia at the United Nations’ aviation agency over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 eight years ago. The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on 17th July, 2014, when it was hit […]