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Flowers outside Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, where MH17 took off, in August 2014 (Photo: Roman Boed)

Dutch trial spotlights Russia's role in MH17 tragedy

A Dutch trial of four men accused of shooting down flight MH17 six years ago has put the spotlight back on Russia's covert war in east Ukraine.

"Many people have long waited for this day. This tragic loss of so many lives has touched many all over the world," the presiding judge, Hendrik Steenhuis, said on Monday (9 March) at the opening of the proceedings in Amsterdam.

"The loss of so many lives and the manner in which they so abruptly ended is barely conceivable," he added.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Flowers outside Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, where MH17 took off, in August 2014 (Photo: Roman Boed)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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