Russia submitted to the UN a draft resolution on the Boeing crash in Ukraine – RBC

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Russia introduced a UN Security Council draft resolution on its own Malaysian Boeing crash in eastern Ukraine. According to Tass said Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin.

According to the diplomat, to discuss the Russian project would be convened a closed meeting, which will take place at 22:00 MSK. Churkin said that Russia opposes the establishment of a tribunal to prosecute persons involved in the sinking of a passenger ship. He stressed that this accident is a criminal offense, not a “threat to international peace and security”, as stated in the draft resolution submitted by Malaysia.

Earlier, Churkin said that the Malaysian initiative is contrary to the UN Charter. “We believe that the Security Council should not deal in these situations,” – he said.

Malaysia sent to the UN Security Council a draft resolution on July 14. It was supported by the Netherlands and Australia, whose citizens were victims of the crash, as well as Ukraine and Belgium. All these countries are part of a Joint investigation team that is trying to establish the cause of the crash.

Malaysian initiative to condemn Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin, who said that such a measure is “premature and counterproductive.”

Passenger Airlines Malaysia Airlines Boeing crashed in eastern Ukraine July 17, 2014. As a result of the disaster killed 298 passengers and crew members. Kiev and the pro-Russian militias accused each other of firing on the aircraft. In addition, each party denies any wrongdoing.

Crash Investigation leads an international team of investigators headed by Gosprokuratura and the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands. In mid-July 2015, the media were the results of the preliminary version of the report of the inspectors, which will be finally ready by October. Television channel CNN claimed that the document provides guidance for involvement in the crash of pro-Russian militias. The representative of the Netherlands Wim Gosprokuratury de Brun told the Interfax news agency later that although the investigation and found that the ship was hit by a missile, but it is unclear by whom and where it was released.