The European Union reiterates its full support for all efforts to establish the truth, ensure justice for the 298 victims of the MH17 crash and their next of kin, and bring those responsible to justice.
In connection with the eighth anniversary of the plane crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down in the sky over the Ukrainian Donbass, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell issued a statement on behalf of the EU, in which he once again called on Russia to take responsibility and cooperate to bring the guilty to justice.
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The text of the statement was distributed on Saturday in Brussels by the Foreign Political Service. “The European Union reiterates its full support for all efforts to establish the truth, ensure justice for the 298 victims of the MH17 crash and their next of kin, and bring those responsible to justice in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2166.
Borrell stated that “Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine is a painful reminder of what happened eight years ago to the 298 people on board flight MH17, and reinforces the need to establish responsibility.” “Referring to its previous statements, the European Union takes note of all legal proceedings in this regard and expects Russia to accept its responsibility and fully cooperate in prosecution efforts,” the statement said. EU High Representative.
A Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a Buk missile on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew crew.
After 67 days of court hearings spanning more than two years, presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis said the earliest the court could deliver a verdict in this complex case would be November 17.
< p>The trial began on March 9, 2020. The hearing of evidence and legal arguments ended on Friday, when Ukraine was engulfed in a devastating war launched by Russia on February 24.
