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'Russia tries to create a "parallel reality" in order to justify its aggression - such as the ridiculous fairytale that sophisticated weapons in Donbas could be found in the old mines (Photo: onderzoeksraad.nl)

MH17 five years on: when will Russia be punished?

On this day five years ago (17 July 2014) 298 passengers of the Malaysian flight MH17 were heading to Kuala Lumpur when suddenly a Russian BUK missile launched from the not by the Ukrainian government controlled part of Donbas hit the plane, killing everyone on board.

It is impossible to imagine the pain and grief of their families and loved ones.

Most of all today I want to convey my profound condolences to the relatives of the victims and assure that Ukraine is committed to fi...

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Mykola Tochytskyi is the head of the mission of Ukraine to the EU.

'Russia tries to create a "parallel reality" in order to justify its aggression - such as the ridiculous fairytale that sophisticated weapons in Donbas could be found in the old mines (Photo: onderzoeksraad.nl)

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Mykola Tochytskyi is the head of the mission of Ukraine to the EU.

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