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Iran Admitted to Shooting Down Ukraine's Airliner. Why Hasn't Russia Done the Same With MH17?

Without owning up to its mistake, Russia will forever be remembered as the country that just kept lying.

Run a correction

Airing Fake MH17 Image Was a 'Mistake,' Russian State TV Chief Admits

“Yes, we’re human, we made a mistake, but not on purpose,” Konstantin Ernst told The New Yorker's Joshua Yaffa.

KEY SUSPECT

Russia Refused Dutch Request to Hand Over MH17 Suspect, Investigation Says

Russia does not extradite its own citizens, but Dutch prosecutors said there was no impediment because Tsemakh is a Ukranian citizen.

unchanged stance

Russia Questions Authenticity of Dutch MH17 Phone Intercepts

The world is awash with "fake news," the Foreign Ministry said.

New findings

MH17 Crash Probe Releases Intercepted Calls Between East Ukraine Rebels and Russian Officials

An international investigation published the calls it says connects pro-Russian separatist fighters to high-ranking Russian officials.

Witness account

Key MH17 Suspect Ready to Testify in Eastern Ukraine, Lawyer Says

“He’s still ready to give evidence to both Dutch and Ukrainian investigators to protect his good name,” his lawyer said.

Back to donbass

Key MH17 Suspect Tsemakh Says Netherlands Offered Him Citizenship

Tsemakh also said that he considers himself a victim of Ukrainian terrorism.

Who's who

Who Did Russia and Ukraine Swap During Their Prisoner Exchange?

The swap included high-profile figures and was seen as a first step toward a thaw in relations between the countries.

'Final stages'

Ukraine Releases Key MH17 Witness Amid Prisoner Swap Talks With Russia

Tsemakh potentially knows about the downing of MH17 because of his reported involvement in the separatist fighters’ air defense in 2014.

opinion

Nikolaus von Twickel

MH17: A Tragedy That Did Not Change the War

The MH17-effect turned out to have less of an effect on the course of the conflict than originally thought.

Moscow's Response

Russia Accuses the Netherlands of ‘Exploiting’ MH17 Tragedy

“This tragedy has become a tool in a dirty political game,” Russia's Foreign Ministry said on the fifth anniversary of the downing.

opinion

Russia's Roadmap Out of the MH17 Crisis

No way out from MH17 trap for Russia, except through Donbass.

Five years

EU Calls on Russia to Accept Responsibility for MH17 on Fifth Anniversary

The victims’ families also called on the Russian government to "take responsibility."

MH17 downing

Dutch Leader Reports ‘Confidential’ MH17 Discussion With Putin

The details of their conversation were kept secret “because of the extremely high sensitivity of the subject.”

taking sides

Malaysia's Prime Minister Says Russia Being Made a Scapegoat for Downing of MH17

"It was a political issue on how to accuse Russia of the wrongdoing," he said.

opinion

Leonid Bershidsky

Playing Dumb: The Kremlin's Denials on the Downing of MH17

The first charges in the case of the jetliner shot down over Ukraine highlight the vast body of evidence against Russia.

'nonsense'

Russia Says MH17 Investigation’s Findings Are Groundless

Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the 2014 downing of the MH17 jet.

MH17 Tragedy

Investigators Name 4 Top Suspects Behind MH17 Crash

Criminal cases have been opened against three Russians and one Ukrainian.

Unclassified documents

Russian Troops Moved Toward Ukraine Border Ahead of MH17 Crash, New Reports Say

At least 170 Russian troops were deployed along with the Buk anti-aircraft system, Novaya Gazeta cited documents as saying.

MH17 Crash

Family Of American Killed in Downed MH17 Jet Sues Russia Banks, Money-Transfer Firms

The plane was brought down over territory held by pro-Russian separatist forces, killing all 298 people on board.

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