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| MH17 crash: Russia vetoes UN resolution for criminal tribunal | MH17 crash: Russia vetoes UN resolution for criminal tribunal |
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| Russia has vetoed a United Nations draft resolution seeking to set up an international criminal tribunal into the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine. | Russia has vetoed a United Nations draft resolution seeking to set up an international criminal tribunal into the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine. |
| Eleven of the 15 members of the UN Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, while three abstained. | Eleven of the 15 members of the UN Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, while three abstained. |
| The Malaysian Airlines plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed last July, killing all 298 people on board. | The Malaysian Airlines plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed last July, killing all 298 people on board. |
| Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have denied shooting down the aircraft. | Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have denied shooting down the aircraft. |
| Western nations say there is evidence it was hit by a Russian-supplied missile. | Western nations say there is evidence it was hit by a Russian-supplied missile. |
| 'Callous disregard' | 'Callous disregard' |
| The Netherlands, that had 196 people on board, as well as Ukraine, Belgium and Australia have pushed for a tribunal, so those responsible can be prosecuted. | |
| Moscow has repeatedly rejected claims that pro-Russian rebels were behind the crash, instead blaming the government in Kiev for the disaster. | Moscow has repeatedly rejected claims that pro-Russian rebels were behind the crash, instead blaming the government in Kiev for the disaster. |
| Speaking earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the the establishment of a tribunal would be "premature" and "counter-productive". | Speaking earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the the establishment of a tribunal would be "premature" and "counter-productive". |
| Russia exercised its veto at the Security Council session in New York on Wednesday, while Angola, China and Venezuela abstained. | |
| "Russia has callously disregarded the public outcry in the grieving nations," Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the UN said. | "Russia has callously disregarded the public outcry in the grieving nations," Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the UN said. |
| Vitaly Churkin - Russia's UN representative - defended his country's actions, saying any criminal prosecutions would have been carried out in a "closed fashion". | |
| He also criticised "aggressive... propaganda in the media" and said Russian investigators had been denied equal access to the crash site. | |
| Moscow drafted an alternative resolution that did not include a tribunal, but called for a full international investigation. | |
| Malaysia's transport minister had appealed to Council members to vote in favour of a tribunal, saying it would be best placed to "deliver justice to the families of the victims". | |
| A final report on the cause of the crash by the Dutch Safety Board is due to be released in October. | A final report on the cause of the crash by the Dutch Safety Board is due to be released in October. |
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