“Accusations Against Russia in MH17 Incident are Groundless “— Russian Envoy
KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua/NAN) ― Lyudmila Vorobyeva,
Russian Ambassador to Malaysia (pictured above), said on Tuesday that
the accusations of Russia’s involvement in the Malaysian plane crash
were groundless.
She
said a Ukraine combat aircraft flying on the same route of MH17 was
detected by the Russian armed forces, which proved that “what is said
about Russia’s role in this awful tragedy is groundless.”
The
ambassador said that Russia had been calling for a fair, transparent
and full investigation by the international experts from the beginning.
Vorobyeva said it was also not fair to squarely blame the pro-Russian separatists on shooting down of MH17.
“If
you ask me, I am convinced that there is no way they could have done it
because they don’t have the means to do it,” she said.
“I
am not a military expert, but that BUK missile system is very
sophisticated that you need special training to operate it,” she added.
The ambassador said the rebels did not have the book or qualification to operate it, but the Ukrainian military have it.
Vorobyeva
also dismissed accusations that the rebels had hindered the
investigation, as they were eager to cooperate from the first day the
incident occurred.
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