{"id":549729,"date":"2023-02-09T04:11:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/strong-indications-putin-okd-missile-supply\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T04:11:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T01:11:10","slug":"strong-indications-putin-okd-missile-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/strong-indications-putin-okd-missile-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Strong indications&#8217; Putin OK&#8217;d missile supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a9565d9c2f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a9565d9c2f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/strong-indications-putin-okd-missile-supply\/#%E2%80%98Strong_indications_Putin_OKd_missile_supply\" >&#8216;Strong indications&#8217; Putin OK&#8217;d missile supply<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Strong_indications_Putin_OKd_missile_supply\"><\/span>&#8216;Strong indications&#8217; Putin OK&#8217;d missile supply<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 An international team of investigators said Wednesday it found \u201cstrong indications\u201d that Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 with a Russian missile.<\/p>\n<p>However, members of the Joint Investigation Team said they had insufficient evidence to prosecute Putin or any other suspects and they suspended their 8\u00bd-year inquiry into the shooting down that killed all 298 people on board the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has always denied any involvement in the downing of the flight over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, and refused to cooperate with the international investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch prosecutors said that \u201cthere are strong indications that the Russian president decided on supplying\u201d a Buk missile system \u2014 the weapon that downed MH17 \u2014 to Ukrainian separatists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we speak of strong indications, the high bar of complete and conclusive evidence is not reached,&#8221; Dutch prosecutor Digna van Boetzelaer said, adding that without Russian cooperation, \u201cthe investigation has now reached its limit. All leads have been exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said that, as head of state, Putin would have immunity from prosecution in the Netherlands. The team played a recording of an intercepted phone call in which they said Putin could be heard discussing the conflict in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre we disappointed? No, because we think we came further than we had ever thought in 2014. Would we have liked to come further? Of course, yes,\u201d said Andy Kraag of the Dutch police.<\/p>\n<p>The team informed relatives of those killed in the downing of MH17 of their findings before making them public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was disappointment because &#8230; they wanted to know why MH17 was shot down,&#8221; Kraag said. &#8220;We\u2019re really clear on what has happened, but the answer to the question why MH17 was shot down still remains in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Boetzelaer said that while the investigation is being suspended, phone lines will remain open for possible witnesses who may still want to provide evidence. If that happens, the inquiry could be reactivated.<\/p>\n<p>Russian officials say that a decision to provide rebels with military support over the summer of 2014 was in Putin\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>A decision to supply arms was even postponed for a week \u201cbecause there is only one who makes a decision (\u2026), the person who is currently at a summit in France,\u201d the investigative team said, citing a phone conversation that was referring to Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said that at the time Putin was at a commemoration of D-Day in France.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement by the investigative team comes nearly three months after a Dutch court <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-business-kuala-lumpur-malaysia-netherlands-099084a82b49b77b116878e24fc63a18\" data-ylk=\"slk:convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian<\/a> rebel for their roles in shooting down the plane. One Russian was acquitted by the court.<\/p>\n<p>None of the suspects appeared for the trial and it was unclear if the three who were found guilty of multiple murders will ever serve their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>The convictions and the court&#8217;s finding that the surface-to-air Buk missile came from a Russian military base were seen as a clear indication that Moscow had a role in the tragedy. Russia has always denied involvement. The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the court in November of bowing to pressure from Dutch politicians, prosecutors and the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the November convictions held that Moscow was in overall control in 2014 over the self-proclaimed Donetsk People\u2019s Republic, the separatist area of eastern Ukraine where the missile was launched. The Buk missile system came from the Russian military&#8217;s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, based in the city of Kursk.<\/p>\n<p>The Joint Investigation Team is made up of experts from the Netherlands, Australia, Malaysia, Belgium and Ukraine. Most of the victims were Dutch. It had continued to investigate the crew of the missile system that brought down the plane and those who ordered its deployment in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the criminal trial that was held in the Netherlands, the Dutch and Ukrainian governments are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-moscow-netherlands-human-rights-63564ad2165875c83d2570337363ec1e\" data-ylk=\"slk:suing Russia;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">suing Russia<\/a> at the European Court of Human Rights over its alleged role in the downing of MH17.<\/p>\n<p>The findings revealed Wednesday will likely strengthen the case at the human rights court and could also be used by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court who are investigating possible war crimes in Ukraine dating back to the start of the separatist conflict.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow the AP\u2019s coverage of the war at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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