Wreckage of MH17. Stock photo: Getty Images
On the 12th anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Donetsk Oblast, the European Union once again called on Russia to accept responsibility for the tragedy.
Source: a statement issued by the EU high representative on behalf of the EU on 17 July, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The statement noted that the EU welcomes the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of 9 July 2025 and the decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of 12 May 2025, which found Russia responsible for the downing of flight MH17 and the deaths of all 298 people on board.
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